Illustrated Catalogue Firearms Collection

8/8/2019 Illustrated Catalogue Firearms Collection

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/illustrated-catalogue-firearms-collection 1/139

p

FIREARMS

COLLECTION

CMEDSimSCAKTRIDGECO.

LOWELL MASS,

V. S. A.



ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF

UNITED STATES CARTRIDGE

COMPANY'S COLLECTION OF

FIREARMS. ::::::::

THE MOST COMPLETE COLLECTION IN THEUNITED STATES, EMBRACING CROSSBOW GUNS,

MATCH-LOCKS, WHEEL-LOCKS, SNAPHAUNCE

LOCKS, FLINT-LOCKS AND PERCUSSION-LOCKS;

SPECIMENS OF THE DIFFERENT MUSKETS,

RIFLES, CARBINES, REVOLVERS AND PISTOLS

USED BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

AND ITS OPPONENTS DURING THE FRENCH,

INDIAN, REVOLUTIONARY, CIVIL AND SPANISH-

AMERICAN WARS. THE LATEST TYPES OF

MILITARY ARMS OF THE DIFFERENT COUN-

TRIES, INCLUDING THE NEW U. S. MODEL OF ^

1903 MAGAZINE RIFLE, AND A FEW RARE OLD

CANNON. :::::::

PUBLISHED BY

UNITED STATES CARTRIDGE COMPANYLOW^ELL, MASS., U. S. A.



/

" This is the arsenal. From floor to ceiling,

Like a huge organ, rise the burnished arms.

When the death-angel touches those switt keys !

What loud lament and dismal Miserere

Will mingle with their awful symphonies !"

Longfellow

0\\ -\iH\o^\o



Contents.

Page.

Introductory 5-15

Marks on U. S. Arms 8

Springfield Armory: History 11

Harper's Ferry Armory: History 13

Collection of Rare Old Cannon 39, 43, 47, 51, 61. 65, 69, 75, 140

Collection of Guns.

Exhibit C.

Exhibit D.

Case No. i

Case No. 2

Case No. 3

Case No. 4

Case No. 5

Case No. 6

Case No. 7

Case No. 8

Case No. 9

Exhibit A. John Cookson Breech-loading, Magazine Flint-lock Gun: Its His-

tory and Description 17

Exhibit B. Ancient Crossbow Gun 21

Old Match-lock Gun 23

English Flint-lock Fowling-piece 23

Arbalists or Crossbow Guns 21

Ancient Match-locks 23

Japanese Match-locks. Blunderbusses, etc 25

Ancient Flint-lock Gims 27

Flint-lock Blunderbusses 29

Flint-lock Blunderbusses 31

Flint-lock Muskets Used in the Revolutionary War 33

Flint-lock Muskets Used in the Revolutionary War 35

Guns Made by the United States Government. From the Flint-

lock, Smooth-bore Musket of 179910 the Percussion, Rifled Musket of i860 37

Case No. 10. United States Rifled and Smooth-bore Muskets Used in the Civil

War (War of the Rebellion), 1861 to 1865 41

Case No. 11. United States Rifled Muskets Used in the Civil War (War of the

Rebellion), 1861 to 1865 45

Case No. 12. Confederate Guns Used in the Civil War, 1861 to 1865 .... 49

Case No. 13. Foreign-made Guns Used in the Civil War, 1861 to 1865 ... 53

Case No. 14. United States Breech and Muzzle Loading Guns Used in the

Civil War, 1861 to 1865 55

Case No. 15. Carbines Used in the Civil War, 1861 to 1865 59

Carbines Used in the Civil War, 1861 to 1865 63

Carbines Used in the Civil War, 1861 to 1865 67

Breech-loading Rifles 71

Repeating Arms 73

Magazine and Revolving Rifles 77

Telescope and Sporting Rifles 81

Indian Rifles. Some of these Rifles were Captured and Others

Surrendered by Hostile Indians ( Sioux and Cheyenne) soon after the

Custer Massacre, June 26, 1876, on the Little Bighorn River, Wyoming

Territory 85

Case



r N IT 11 D STATES CARTRIDGE CO.

Casi; No. 23. Indian Ritlrs. Sduic of tliesc Rifles were Capturufl and Others

Surrendered hy Hostile Indians (Sioux and Cheyenne) soon after the

Custer Massacre, June 26. i.SjCi, on the Little Bighorn River, Wyoming

Territory 87

Case No. 24. Tireech-loading Rides Used in the Civil War. .Mauser Rifles

Captured by U. S. Troops during War with Spain 89

C.\SE No. 25. United States Musketoons; American Whaling Guns, etc. . . 93

Cask No. 26. Flint-lock Fowling-pieces: Wall-pieces 97

Case No. 2/. Flint-lock Fowling-pieces 99

Case No. 28. Flint-lock Fowling-pieces, Single and Double Barrel .... loi

Case No. 29. Sitting Bull's, John Brown's, and Other Rifles 103

Case No. 30. Foreign Flint-lock Guns, Etc 107

Case No. 31. Modern United States Guns. Latest Model Guns L^sed in For-

eign Countries 109

U. S. Model of 1903 Magazine RiHe in

Collection of Pistols and Revolvers.

Case No. 40. Match-lock, Wheel-lock, Snaphaunce lock and Flint-lock Pistols 113

Case No. 41. Flint-lock Pistols 117

Case No. 42. Revolving Pistols (Pepper Boxes), Single, Double, Three and

Four Barrel Pistols; "Knife Pistols;" Brass-barrel Pistols, etc 121

Case No. 43. Pin-fire Revolvers, Magazine Pistols, Odd Pieces, Primer-lock

Pistols, etc 129Case No. 44. American Army and Navy Revolvers and Pistols from i8i3to 1865 135

Miscellaneous Information.

Arms made and repaired at the U. S. AruKiry at Springfield, Mass., 1795-1848 . 83

Anus made and repaired at the U. S. Armory at Harper's Ferry, Va., 1796-1844 91

Private armories, 1808, establishment of .- 79

Private armories, list of 107

Flail's rifie, history of 57Arms sold to states by government, 1808-1812 loi

Comparative expense of manufacturing a musket in 1817, 1819 and 1821 . . 83, 104

Arsenals and depots in the United States in 1822 82

The "Allen," 1832 T19

Cartridges for small arms, 1839 90

Statement on ordnance purchased in Europe, 1832, 1840 94

Note on output of armories in 1842 74

Arms falling into Confederate hands at beginning of Civil War 50

Statement of arms manufactured at the Si)ringfield .\rni(iry during the Civil War 83

Shots per minute with breech-loading rifles, 1866.(jo\

ernnient lest

.... 56Note on breech-loading arms before and during Civil W;ir 78

Arms adopted by foreign countries and in use in 1898 93

Systems used by foreign countries and in use in r88o 105

Diameters of gun barrels and leaden balls 115

Caliber, length and weight of small arms 42

Paper and metallic ammunition, metallic cartridges 127



Introductory.

INPREPARIXG this Catalogue for publication, the United States

Cartridge Company has studied to avoid omissions and mistakes

in the description of the fire-arms, etc., herein illustrated; and,while probably a few mistakes are unavoidably made, and an incomplete

description of certain arms given, the Catalogue is believed to be nearly

correct.

All fire-arms mentioned in this Catalogue, unless otherwise described,

are muzzle-loading, iron-mounted, have iron barrels and plain black

walnut stocks.

The figures following the word "calibre" (which is abbreviated for

convenience "cal.") represent the diameter of the bore of the barrel in

hundredths of an inch. To illustrate: the model of 1822 U. S. musket

is cal. .69=69-100 of I inch; the model of 1855 is cal. .58= 58-100 of

I inch. (Calibre in metric s^^stem given in millimeters, abbreviated

"mm.")

The calibre of the arms of all nations has been gradually decreasing

for years.

It will hardly be expected that this Catalogue, issued for the purpose

of describing the arms exhibited, will give a complete history of Fire-

arms. To do so would increase its size beyond convenience. Collectors

are referred to works to be found in large libraries for the history in full

of Fire-arms, brief mention of which is here given.

No publication has, in the six hundred consulted by the writer, given

the actual date of the first hand fire-arm. Its first appearance was at the

same time as the breech-loading cannon, both being of large bore, and

invented at the beginning of the fourteenth century. Considering them

as they differ in the mechanism of their locks, they are

The Hand Cannon ; earlier part of fourteenth century. Forged iron.

Very crude at first. Fastened to a block of wood. Too large to be fired

from the shoulder. The vent or touch-hole in the top of the barrel. The

first improvement in this "model" was a cover or plate, to keep the pow-

der dry, etc.

5



[' X J T /• D S T A r li S C A R TRIP G li C .

'I'he Portable Hand Cannon ;middle to the end of fourteenth century.

Differs from its father in having some shape to the wood. Not unlike a

st(K-k, and ca])al)le of being shouldered. Beginning" with this arm we find

the \ent on the right side, and a pan added to hold the priming. A cover

was also added, moved by hand. This arm is known to have been made

in 1453. These arms were fired by a match held in the hand. The first

lock appears to have been a piece of yellow metal. S-shaped, pivoted at

the center, the n])per point slit and holding the match, the lower part pro-

longe<l like the lever in a cross-bow; its weight keeping the match raised

al)o\e the pan till the "trigger" was compressed.

Xext comes the true Match-lock. The first arm having in the lock a

spring. Made at first with the projecting open pan, they were improved

by a cover for it. Owing to their simplicitv and cheapness match-locks

were i;sed over two hundred years.

The Wheel-lock (Gun) was invented in Germany. Nuremberg is

by all authorities credited as its birthplace; the time, between 1509 and

1 517. Seventy writers do not dift'er eight years, and it is probable that

the specimen claimed to be made in 1509 was made in 1569. This would

fix the date 1 515-17, and leave the amateur collector free to settle in his

mind which is correct to label his first wheel-lock. Sulphurous pyrites

replaced the match.Beautiful specimens of wheel-lock pistols may be seen in the case of

early pistols in this exhibit. Space will permit only a very brief descrip-

tion of the wheel-lock. Screwed into the jaws of the cock, which was in

front of the pan, and pointed to the rear, was the pyrites. The pan had

a sliding cover. A steel wheel having jirojections, which, when in con-

tact with the stone, produced sparks setting off the powder. Motion

was gi^en by a ribbon spring, which was wound up as is a clock; releas-

ing the spring fired the gun.

The Sna])haunce Gun, deriving its name from a pecking hen, followed

the wheel-lock. 'J'he wheel was replaced by a cock, which struck a "bat-

tery," or co\'er (steel-faced), covering the pan. It still used pyrites to

cause the s]>ark, and was the forerunner of the fiint-lock. The earliest

known snaphaunce pistol dates 1598.

The Flint-lock (iun w^as invented al)Out 1630. It appears on equally

good authority to have been first made in France and Spain.

Percussion dates back to 1807. Invented by Rev. A. John Fors}th.

First used in form of ])owder ignited by a punch, and hence the name

"Punch-lock." Later used in pills, and the arm known as a Pill-lock.

The copper percussion cap was invented in 1818, and is accredited to

Joseph Egg, England.



COLLECTION OF FIRE-ARMS

Note.—The Air-gun, of which a good specimen is shown, was

invented in 1560 in Germany.

Collectors will find the following table useful in distinguishing old

English muskets from French muskets in cases where, from rust or age,

no engraving or marks are visible, or where the original lock is gone:

English. Frencli.

Length of original musket, 42 inches 44-72 inches

Length of bayonet, 17 inches 15 inches

Diameter of the bore (cal.), .75 .69, .70

Diameter of the ball fired, .676 .65

Weight of the ball fired, 1.06 oz. .958 oz.

Weight of the arm and bayonet, 12.25 ^bs. 10.98 lbs.

Length of the l:)arrel and bayonet, 59 inches 59-72 inches

The English "Enfield" Rifle, perfected in 1853, and adopted in 1854,

takes its name from the place where it was first made. The original mus-

ket, the "Minie," adopted in 185 1, differs from the Model of 1858,

"Enfield," in both caliber and weight. The "Minie" weighed 10 lbs.

8f oz., and was cal. .702 The Model of 1858, "Enfield." the gun used in

the Civil War on both sides, weighs 9 lbs. and is cal. .577, and was con-

sidered the highest type of its class at the time.

Old English military arms have engraved on the lock, back of cock,

"TOWER," or r/\STLE (which designates the place of inspection),

and near the center of the lock, between the cock and the pan. the Eng-

lish crown, ^, over the initials GR (showing the arm was made during

the reign of King George). There ruled in England four kings of this

name: George I (1714-1727), George II (1727-1760), George III (1760-

1820), George IV (1820-1830).

To the left of the crown (toward muzzle) is usually seen the "broad

arrow," <r-Q', signifying government ownership.

Note.—Comparatively few of the older English army guns show any

dates. The period of manufacture may be determined, however, by the

style of the characters and the work. Arms made during the reign of

William and Alary (1680-1702) are engraved "W & M ;" Queen Anne

(1702-1714). "AR;" AVilliam IV (1830-1837). "WR;" Queen Victoria

(i837-i9oi),"VR."



UNITED STATES CARTRIDGE CO

Marks on U. S. Arms.

Inspected barrels were first stamped with the "proof-mark," viz., the

initials of the inspector's name, with the letter "P." under them, placed

on the left side of the barrel, just above the left flat, and about one inch

from the breech; in addition to the proof-mark the letters "U. S." were

stamped on the top of the barrel one inch from, and the year of fabrica-

tion underneath those letters in the direction of the axis of the barrel,

ending at the breech.

Note.—During the forties inspectors were ordered to stamp the bar-

rels as follows : The proof-mark to be the letter "V." for viewed, "P." for

proved, with the eagle's head under them, stamped thus : > £1,,^:!^, on the

left square of the barrel, opposite the cone-seat, and the year of fabrica-

tion on the top of the barrel, in the direction of the axis of the barrel,

ending at .25 inch from the breech.

Locks.

On the earlier arms the place and year of fal)rication are stamped on

the face of the lock-plate in rear of the cock ; at the National Armories an

^ and the letters "U. S." are stamped on the lock-plate under the pan;

at private armories the letters "U. S." and the name of the contractor.

Note.—A few exceptions to this method are noticeable. W. T.

Evans of Valley Forge, Pa., frequently stamped an eagle on locks. B.

Evans of Valley Forge stamped his name over and Valley Forge under

an eagle, curving the letters into an oval. N. Starr of Middletown,

Conn., stamped one half of a large six-pointed star under "U. S." and

over his name. E. Whitney of Whitneyville (New Haven), Conn.,

stamped locks in the thirties both ways, with and without an inverted

arrow crossing a branch of laurel, under "U. S." and over his name:

E,^^HITNEYSome of the earlier-made government armory locks have the ''U. S."

on a shield in front on the eagle ; others the name of armory in a curve in

front of cock.




AIOUNTINGS.

The letters "U. S." are stamped on the tang of the butt-plate of all

arms made by or for the government.

Bayonets

Are stamped on the face of the blade, near the neck, with the letters

"U. S." Beginning with the Model of 1840 the bayonet has a clasp.

Ramrods.

The rodsof the earlier

modelsare

stampednear the head.

Stocks

Are stamped on the left side (opposite the lock) with the initials of the

inspector's name.

Locks approved on inspection are stamped on the underside of the

pan with the inspector's initials. (This rule applies to flint-locks.)

The Model of 1855 called for a magazine with cover in the lock-plate,

and the eagle is stamped on the cover, the place and year of fabrication

are stamped on the face of the lock—the year in rear of the hammer, and

the name of the armory in front of the magazine, with the "U. S.' over it.

This was the first arm provided with the Maynard primer-lock (so called

tape-lack).

Note.—These locks made during the fifties by the Remingtons had

stamped across end of lock-plate, in rear of hammer: REMINGTON'Sand a small knob was riveted into center of the mag- ILION.N.Y.

azine cover. 185-

U.S.

Civil War Period.

At the Springfield Armory (and at Harper's Ferry Armory up to

April i8th, 1861), the date of manufacture was stamped in rear of the

hammer, the ^ between the hammer and the cone, and "SPRING-

FIELD" (or HARPER'S FERRY), with the letters "U. S." over it,

under the cone (nipple).

9



UNITED ST A T /• .V C A R T R I D G E CO.

No common method appears to have been followed by the "con-

tractors," who, as a rule, stamped locks as they saw fit. A few cases are

illustrated

The Eagle Manufacturing Company of Mansfield, Conn., stamped

the date in the rear of hammer, and in front of hammer, under the cone,

an ^, and "EAGLEVILLE" under the letters "U. S."

The Amoskeag Manufacturing Company of ^lanchester, N. H.,

stamped the ^ between the letters "U. S." over its name and ]:»lace of

manufacture.

S. Norris and W. T. Clement stamped the ^ over the letters

••S. N. & W. T. C."

"U. S." in front of the hauuner, and FOR under the" MASSACHUSETTS.'"

cone.

One with the ^ stamped in front of the hanuner, and under the

cone, above "1862," and under the letters "U. S." "NEW YORK."

One made by E. Whitney, stamped "1863" in rear of hammer, the

^ above the letters "U. S." in front of the hammer, and under the

cone "W^HITNEY-VILLE."

The Trenton Arms Comi)any, Trenton, N. J.,stamped the word

"TRENTON" under the "U. S."

'Idle Bridesl)urg- Machine A\'orks, Philadelphia, Pa. (Alfred jeid<s &Son), stamped the word "BRIUESBURG" under the "U. S."

These few illustrate the variet}- existing, and lack of uniformity.

Note.—The interested collector will notice in the cases of Ci\il W ar

arms, guns made Model of 1861 assembled with a lock Model of 1863.

This is due to locks of the '63 Model, and made in '63, '64 or "65. being put

on guns made in '61 or '62.

10




The Model of 1863 corresponds with the ^lodel of 1861, except as fol-

lows : The end of the muzzle is rounded to prevent being damaged by

bruises. The hammer is different in shape and has flat surface beveled.

The "swell" is omitted on the ramrod. Band springs are discarded, and

the bands open, fastened by screws. The lock is case-hardened in colors,

and the bands, swivels and guard bhicd.

Beginning with the adoption of breech-loading arms made at Spring-

field, Alass., in 1866, barrels are stamped >P^(!^2^ on the upper left side,

just in front of the receiver. The breech-blocks are stamped "U. S."

"Model;" also with the year of adoption of model just in rear of the

hinge. The number of the gun is stamped on the upper rear portion of

the receiver. Guns found satisfactory after testing are stamped "P" on

the under side of the stock, in rear of the guard-plate.

Locks.

The place of fabrication is stamped on the lock-plate with the letters

"U. S." over it. An ^ is stamped just in rear of the former stamps.

FixiSHED Arms.

The initials of the inspector's name (master armorer or principal

inspector) are stamped on the stock opposite the rear end of the lock in

italics.

The letters "U. S." are stamped on the tang of the butt-plate.

Bayonets are stamped "U. S." on the face of the blade near the neck.

Springfield Armory.

Springfield was the first town settled in western Massachusetts.

Its situation recommended it as a depot for military stores, and a place

for the repair and manufacture of munitions of war during the Revolu-

tion. The first work ever done in Springfield was repairing arms, and

manufacturing cartridges and fireworks. During the Revolution it was

a recruiting-post and rendezvous for soldiers. In 1778 and 1779 the gov-ernment works were established on a portion of their present site on the

hill.

Being centrally situated, easy of access, and at the same time so far

inland as to be out of the reach of sudden invasions of the enemy, it

1



U N I r ED ST A r E S C A R T R I D C 1: C .

had been early in the war fixed upon as a suitable place for making; and

repairing;' the various war proods mentioned. The various artificers

employed had their sho])s where they could find a convenient ])lace and

resided all over town. The laboratory for cartridges and for the dift'er-

ent fireworks manufactured on such occasions was in the barn of Eben-

ezer Stebbins.

After two or three years the public works were removed to the

hill where they are now. This was done gradually in the years 1778 and

1779 as accommodations could Ix^ made. A few cannon were cast here

during the war, but no small arms were manufactured until 1795. At the

close of the war the workmen employed were discharged, and the

arsenals, magazines and shops were left in the charge of a store-keeper.

When the subject of making arms was under the consideration of

the national government in 1794, the convenience of the place and the

arsenals, magazines, etc., were a sufficient inducement to establish the

National Armory here.

The manufacturing of arms commenced in 1795 with about forty

hands.

From July 10, 1793, to September i, 1801, $230,251.23 was spent at

the Armory at Springfield, and from Oct. i, 1793, to June 30, 1801,

$75,214.98 at Harper's Ferry.In 1802 the superintendent of the Springfield Armory was David

Ames; salary, $840; rations, 3; total, $993.30. Master Armorer, Robert

Orr; salary, $600; rations, 2; total, $702.20.

There were 1020 more muskets made in i8ti than in 1854; 113,406

muskets altered to percussion in 1850-51;50,000 muskets repaired 1809

to 1822, omitting 181 1 and 1812.

The Assessors' report for 1837 relative to the Armory states public

land and buildings, value $210,000; machinery, $50,000; number of

muskets on hand, 170,000, value $2,040,000; numljer manufactm-ed year

1836-37, 14,000, $154,000. Hands employed, 260.

In 1847 and 1848 at Springfield were manufactured 3,600 "short-

model" muskets, differing very little in appearance from the Infantry

Musketoon of 1842. These light-weight guns were especially made for

Fremont's Expedition in 1858, the Mormon War affair.

12




Harper's Ferry

Was named after Robert Harper, an English millwright, who obtained a

grant of it in 1748 from the owner. Lord Fairfax, a friend of George

Washington, who first surveyed it, and personally selected it as the

site for the National Armory in 1794. The population was then 1762,

Robert Harper did not settle Harper's Ferry. It was selected as the site

of the Southern National Armory at the time Springfield was,

Congress in 1794 having authorized two National Armories to be estab-

lished.

No records or guns are to be found which show any manufacturingof arms at the Ferry before 1801. Little of interest, outside of Hall's

going there in 1816, is attached to the Ferry until the John Brown raid,

followed by the destruction of the Arsenal in 1861. The first superin-

tendent at the Armory was a Mr. Perkins, an English Moravian.

The capacity of the Harper's Ferry Armory was from 1,500 to 2,000

guns a month, and the rifles made there were considered the best in the

world. The Harper's Ferry Yerger enjoyed, in its day, a reputation

second to no weapon of the small arms kind in the world. It was known

as the Mississippi rifle, Jefferson Davis' company coming from that State

and being armed with the Yerger in the Mexican War.

All government records of Harper's Ferry perished in the fire which

destroyed the Arsenal, April i8th, 1861. "The avowed purpose and

declared obligation of the Federal government was to occupy and possess

the property belonging to the United States, yet one of the first acts

was to set fire to the Harper's Ferry Armory, the only establishment of

the kind in the Southern States, and the only southern depository of the

rifles which the government had then on hand."—Jefiferson Davis.

In April, 1861, the defense at Harper's Ferry consisted of forty-two

regulars under the command of Lieut. Roger Jones, this company of mili-

tary having been kept there by the government for the protection of the

place since the John Brown raid.

Acting under orders given by Captain Kingsbury (sent there the

day before from W^ashington to take charge of the Armory, the superin-

tendent, Col. Barbour, having moved away), Lieut. Jones blew up the

xA.rsenal at 9 o'clock in the evening, April i8th, 1861, and with the fortyodd "regulars" made tracks for W^ashington citv.

About this time the Confederate force, numbering 300 odd

although supposed to be over 3,000—arrived and, aided by the citizens

and employees, put out the fire and to a certain extent defeated the ends

13



U X I T ED STATES C A R T R I D G E CO.

intended. Tlu' Arsenal, between 16,000 and 17,000 finished rifies and

nmskets, and the carpenter slioj) were totally destroyed. ]\laster Arm-

orer Aniistead M. Ball so bravely and skillfnlly directed these efiforts

that a large portion of the gnn making machinery, material and unfinished

arms were saved, and when boxed were sent by rail to Winchester (the

terminus of the road), thence by wagons to Strasburg, at which place

the confiscated ])ro])erty was turned over to the Manassas Gap Railroad,

and forwarded to Richmond, Va. By the i8th of June all of this material

was removed. The machinery thus secured was divided between the

arsenals established by the Confederates at Richmond, Va.. and Fayette-

ville, N. C, and when installed, supplied to a great extent the want which

existed in the vSnith, of means for the alteration and repair of old or

injured arms, and finally contributed to increase the scanty supply of

arms which existed in the Confederacy at the outbreak of the Civil War.

In connection with the removal of all this machinery, it may interest

us to follow the skilled workmen and see what became of them. Best

known was the superintendent, Air. A. jM. Barbour. He was elected to

the convention in Virginia to represent the Union sentiment of Jefiferson

County, ^\'hile in Richmond he fell a victim to secession and turned

traitor to the government.

Master Armorer Ball, whose capacity, zeal and courage prior to

and during the fire deserve more than a passing notice, promptly show^ed

his colors and went to Fayetteville, N. C, with the machinery sent there,

but like the ship which, after having weathered the storm, goes down

in the calm, this master armorer, other than whom there was none better

in this country, soon after assuming his new position was found one

morning dead in bed.

The following extracts from letters written to the A\'ar Department

at Washington during thewar show where some of the skilled help went.

In a letter dated Oct. 8, i86r, to the Hon. Simon Cameron, at A\'ash-

ington. sent by the gun firm, John S. Gallaher & Co., is a memorandumwinch reads: "I met a party yesterda}- wdiose foreman is an old Harper's

Ferry barrel-maker, and he proposed to furnish 6,000 barrels ])er month.

I have also four responsible ])arties who agreed to deliver me from 6,000

to 10,000 barrels each, after sixty days. I have two responsible parties

to furnish the stocks and three to fm-nisli the locks, all old Harper's

Ferry workmen, so with these men to put tlie guns together. 10,000 per

month can be turned out.''

Fnclosure with a letter sent to \\'ashington Aug. 31. 1861 :

'A\ c have two establishments, one at Boston under the control of

the Boston Arms Co., the other at Newark, N. J.,wliere, Ijesides the

14



UNITED STATES CARTRIDGE CO.

hands that are now there, are 250 of the hands that were at the Harper's

Ferry Armory, now suffering for work, who will go to work in it. This

plant will be managed by the later superintendent of the Hall Rifle

\A'orks at Harper's Ferry."

In March, 1865, the machinery used in manufacturing arms at Fay-

etteville, which was taken from Harper's Ferry, was loaded on the flat

cars of a coal company running to Egypt, Chatham County, carried

there, unloaded and secreted. Egypt was the site of large coal mines,

owned and operated (before the war) by Philadelphia capitalists. These

mines were confiscated by the Confederate government and leased to

Malette & Brown, a firm who operated them with men conscripted for

the service. In ^lay, 1865, the United States government, learning of

the whereabouts of this machinery, sent ninety-six six-mule teams there,

recaptured it, together with a twelve-pound ''Napoleon" and one load of

musket-barrels, and removed it all to Raleigh, where it was loaded on

cars for Washington. Among other things recovered was the die with

which the letters "U. S." and the "eagle" were stamped on the lock-plate,

at Harper's Ferry. The "U. S." had been cut out and in its place

"C. S. A." put in. [See note under Gun 207, page 50.]

^5




Exhibit A.

John Cookson Breech-loading Magazine Gun: Its

History and Description.

The gun, as the engraving- on it indicates, was made by John Cook-

son in 1586. The name is evidently English. Judging, however, from

the design and character of the work, and from a knowledge of the state

of art in England at that date, it is surmised to have been of Spanish

origin, or at least modeled after a similar Spanish design.

The advanced state of the art in Spain in the latter half of the

sixteenth century, together with the facts that similar Spanish work

exists, and that a trace of Moorish design is visible in the scroll-work of

the engraving, all point to this theory. Strangely enough, the place of

residence of the maker does not appear.

The gun found its way to Maryland, probably with the early English

colonists, and was finally discovered in Baltimore. It was one of a

number of guns confiscated after a search for arms by the provost marshal

in 1863. and was retained in the custody of the United States until after

the close of the Rebellion. It remained unclaimed until 1867, and was

finally thrown in the scrap-heap, where it was picked up by a scavenger,

who sold it for a nominal sum.

In the fall of 1888 the gun was brought to the shop of Richard

Heinze. a gunsmithof Baltimore, by a

man whoasked to have it repaired

and changed to a percussion-lock. Mr. Heinze examined it, saw that it

was extremely rusty, and considered it of little or no value. The

alteration of the lock was out of the question. He finally bought the gun

for a trifling sum and put it away with a number of others. Some two

months later he made a closer examination of the gun, and became

greatly interested in his "find." He at once began removing the rust,

and labored faithfully at its restoration for eleven days, until he had put

it in its present perfect condition. The old arm has been loaded and

fired several times, and a good score made.

z'X.side from the excellence of the workmanship, the design is worthy

of study.

It is difficult to tell whether the barrel is twist or laminated. The

butt-plate is both embossed and engraved. The end-sight is a Turkish

17




crescent. All the metal work is more or less engraved, showing flags,

drnnis, piles of cannon-balls, cannon being fired, stacks of muskets, board-

ing-pikes, etc. On the top of the barrel appears, "JOHN COOKSON,FECIT" (made by John Cookson). On the lock is a scroll bearing the

maker's name ; it is being held up at the left by an angel, at the right by a

female figure, presumably intended to represent Queen Elizabeth. The

stock is made of a peculiar kind of wood unknown in this country. Iron-

mounted.

The letters in the following description refer to the side sectional

view. The arm is a magazine, smooth-bore, flint-lock gun, firing

s]^herical bullets, weighing- 260 grains, and a charge of about 125 grains of

powder. It has a capacity of ten rounds, and a magazine is also fitted to

the lock for a similar number of priming charges.

It is charged on the left side through an opening with a hinged flap,

the bullets being poured into one compartment (a), and the powder in

another adjacent one (b).

These com])artnients connect by cylindrical passages with the central

chamber in the frame, in which is located a solid cylindrical block (c)

with. its axis from right to left.

This cylinder forms the recoil-block, and is fitted with two radial

cavities large enough to hold a ball and a charge, and located so that, in

revolving, the cavities will be opposite the passages from the magazine.

Here the ball drops into the first cavity (d), and the powder into the

second (e), and by revolving the cylinder to the front the passages are

closed, and the ball and charge brought in front of the rear end of the

bore (f), the loading being done with the muzzle held down. The

bullet then drops in and the block remains with the charge in line with

the bore. The powder cavity is fitted with a (liai)hragm (g) to prevent

the IniUel from dropping into it.




The powder cavity or chamber is connected by a vent, through the

axis of the cylinder, with the pan.

The pan is a cavity in one end of the cylinder or breech-block on the

right side, and revolves in the lock in front of the magazine containing

the priming charge, where at each revolution it scoops up a charge and

revolves it in place under the flint, and closes the opening to the

magazine.

The cylindrical breech-block is revolved by a lever on the left side,

which also cocks the hammer and closes the pan.

This automatic action is accomplished by a stop on the cylinder

acting on a hooked lever-arm attached to and pivoted on the hammer.

The stop pushes the hammer back by the lever, and the hook on the latterpulls the steel-faced cover of the pan, known as the "battery," into place.

The lock and trigger are the ordinary design ; but it is worthy of note

that the design as regards sear, sear spring, main-spring, etc., is the same

as that used on the latest flint-lock guns.

The barrel, front-sight, and under-side of the guard are all in one

piece, and the carving^ and other works show evidence of the highest

mechanical skill.

The only omissions in the provisions for all the necessary points in

the design, from a mechanical point of view, are those for inserting a

wad, and preventing the escape of gas through the vent. The former is

partly compensated by making the bullet slightly larger than the bore,

and the latter exists in all flint-locks. From a military point of view, the

design of the arm gives evidence of being far in advance of its time.

With the magazine charge, the ten shots could be fired in a time which

would compare very favorably with magazine guns of to-day. Very little

time is required for charging, as it is only necessary to fill the compart-

ments with bullets and powder, with no counting and measuring. The

charges are automatically measured, and the loading is fully as accurate

as that of metallic cartridges.

Altogether, the antiquity, design, workmanship, and beauty of the

gun make it a most valuable and remarkable relic.

'9




Case No. i.

Arbalists or Crossbow Guns.

loi Fourteenth Century. German Pettstol or Crossbow Pistol, whichhas peep-sights, is iron mounted and finely engraved.

102 Sixteenth Century, Spanish Arbalist or Crossbow Gun. It is called

Goat's-foot Crossbow. This weapon was constructed either

with or without stirrup. The apparatus employed to bend this

crossbow is a lever. From Madrid, Spain.

103 Fourteenth Century Arbalist, with stirrup and windlass to set the

bow. This crossbow was formerly used in the steen or prison

ofthe Spanish

Inquisition at

Antwerp, Belgium. The windlassto draw the bow-string is provided with two cranks and two

pulleys ; has no fixed rests, but is always worked by a stirrup.

Inlaid stock. Pistol grip. A few German archers were

experts in shooting this kind of arm.

104 Windlass belonging to No. 103, and described therein.

105 Sixteenth Century Prod, a light crossbow used chiefly in field

sports. The crossbow (a galet in French because the missiles

used were stones) of the sixteenth century is the next in order.

Instead of quarrels or crossbow bolts, this weapon shot leaden

balls, and even stones. The stock, which went between the nut

and the bow, was generally curved, and often made of iron.

This weapon, of medium strength, is bent by means of a lever

fixed to the stock, or with the hand alone.

106 German Arbalist or Crossbow Gun. It has peep-sight, plumb-bob

for level, wind-gauge, hair-trigger: stock gun-shaped, and

worm-eaten. It has two arrows or bolts, which date back to

the fifteenth or sixteenth century. These dates mark the end

of the Middle Ages and the beginning of the New Era, and also

inaugurate the introduction of shooting festivals, and the tran-

sition from the use of the crossbow to fire-arms. These shoot-

ing festivals were occasions not only of social enjoyment, but

of preparation for whatever might come in the shape of

invasion or internal dissension, and the spirit of liberty was

fostered by these gatherings.

*B Ancient C)ld Crossbow Gun, with sights, mahogany stock, ivory

ornaments, brass-mounted ; shooting quarrels or bolts.

This weapon is bent by means of a lever fixed to the stock, or

with the hand alone.

'Not under glass.

21




Case No. 2.

Ancient Match-locks.

108 Fifteenth Century, INIatcli-lock Gun, cal. .70 The barrel is a httle

bell-muzzle, and is fastened to the stock by four copper bands.

The stock is badly worm-eaten.

109 Sixteenth Century, Afghan Match-lock Gun, cal. .75 Straight

stock, ornamented barrel. The barrel is wound to the stock

with cord. From Afghanistan.

no Seventeenth Century, Japanese Match-lock Gun, cal. .45 Barrel is

covered with sheet brass. Very curiously shaped stock,

crooked like a pistol grip-stock. It is made to shoot from the

hip. This gun was secured by Geo. G. Accles, of the Catling

Gun Co., October 11, 1887, while traveling on the Island of

Formosa ; was made by natives.

111 Sixteenth Century, Indian Match-lock Gun, cal. .65 Barrel made of

wire, finely inlaid with gold and silver. All the mountings

finely inlaid with gold and silver. The barrel is wound with

cord to hold it to the stock. From Punjab, India.

112 Japanese Match-lock Gun, cal. .50 Octagon barrel, finely inlaid

with gold ; ebony stock. From the Island of Formosa.

113 Sixteenth Century, Indian ]\Iatch-lock Gun. cal. .60 The barrel is

four scjuare, with fancy muzzle, and is fastened to the stock by

four flat brass bands. Straight stock. From the Himalaya

Alountains, India.

114 Sixteenth Century, Afghan Match-lock Gun, cal. .50 Peculiar

shaped stock ; barrel fastened to the stock by fourteen brass

bands. From Afghanistan.*C An old Match-lock Gun, cal. i. The barrel is slightly bell-shaped

at the muzzle. Iron-mounted. Length, 10 feet. This gun

was made in India or China about the year 14 13. It was sent

to the United States by the princes of East India with their

exhibit to the World's Fair at Chicago, 111., and was on exhibi-

tion in the Art Department in the summer and fall of 1893. It

is duly authenticated by credentials from the English house in

Bombay which invoiced the collection.

-D English Flint-lock Fowling-piece, cal. .80 Brass-mounted.

Length, 7 feet 4^ inches. Made in England. It was owned by

Charles Brechemia of Philadelphia.

*Not under glass.



U-3

M




Case No. 3.

Jai'axesk Match-locks. Bluxderiu'sses, etc.

115 (Jriental 1^ lint-lock Arqiieljuse.cal. at the muzzle, i 1-3 inches. Iron

barrel, inlaid with silver ; bell muzzle ; carved gun-shaped stock;

used by mounted horsemen ; a very fine old arm. It was

bought in Tunis. Morocco, by Captain Charles II. Saunders of

Hartford, Conn., in 1889.

116 Sixteenth Century, Wheel-lock Arquebuse, cal. .75 Straight stock,

with a patch-box having a sliding wooden cover. This gun was

purchased of Jerome Remington of Vosburg, Pa.

117 English Wheel-lock Gun, cal. .50 Barrel and lock finely engraved;

carved stock, having patch-box with sliding cover ; brass-

mounted. Made in England.

118 Wheel-lock Ritle. cal. .48 A gold stamp upon the barrel, which is

finely engraved; engraved lock marked 'T. G. D."; carved

stock, having a sharp-pointed spur in the butt-plate, and a

patch-box with sliding cover; brass-mounted. Made in Ger-

many.

119 Seventeenth Century, Japanese Match-lock Gun, cal. .75 Octagon

barrel, finely inlaid with gold and sih'er; brass lock, and

mounted ; mahogany stock. From Japan.


barrel, inlaid with gold and silver; Japanese inscription on the

barrel ; ebony stock ; brass-mounted. From Japan.

121 Seventeenth Century, Japanese Match-lock Gun, cal. i. Octagon

barrel, finely inlaid with gold and silver ; brass lock;

copper andbrass bands. From Japan.

122 Seventeenth Century, Japanese Match-lock Gun, cal. .65 Copper

and brass bands; inlaid with gold and silver; brass lock, ham-

mer and guard. From Japan.


barrel, inlaid with gold and silver; brass-mounted; live oak

stock. From Japan.

124 Oriental Flint-lock Arquebuse, cal. at the muzzle, I5 inches. Bell-

muzzle, iron barrel. On the stock on the opposite side from

the lock is a projection known as a belt-hook. Brass-mounted;

stock ornamented. From Mexico.

25



oCO CO CO

M

CO




Case No. 4.

Ancient Flint-lock Guns.

125 Seventeentli Century, Spanish Flint-lock Gun, cal. .55 Barrel

fastened to the stock by six silver bands ; stock finely orna-

mented with ivory, some of which is colored. This gun was

picked up on the battle-field of Gibraltar by a native, about the

year 1765. This battle terminated the Moorish rule in Gibral-

tar. The gun was kept in the family until about the year 1845,

when it was presented to Admiral Clary of the United States

Navy, who retired a number of years ago. Obtained from the

Admiral's family.

126 Seventeenth Century, Persian Flint-lock. Gun, cal. .70 Barrel

engraved, and partly covered with ornamental sheet brass

stock ornamented with tacks, etc. From Kerman, Persia.

127 Oriental Flint-lock Rifle, cal. .50 Octagon barrel, inlaid with

silver, and fastened to the stock by four silver bands. It has a

gold stamp upon the barrel ; lock inlaid with silver. From

Harran, Asiatic Turkey.128 Arabian Flint-lock Gun, cal. .60 Barrel inlaid with silver and

fastened to the stock by five silver bands; stock finely inlaid

with mother-o-pearl. From Alecca, Arabia.

129 Moorish Flint-lock Gun. cal. .75 Barrel inlaid with silver orna-

ments, and fastened to the stock by three bands ornamented

with silver. From Morocco.

130 Turkish Flint-lock Gun, cal. .70 Barrel fastened to the stock by

four silver bands ; inlaid with mother-o-pearl.

From TaurusMountains, Turkey.

131 Oriental Flint-lock Rifle, cal. .54 Octagon barrel, finely inlaid

with gold, and fastened to the stock by five silver bands. The

stock is inlaid with gold and colored ivory. From Constanti-

nople.

132 Arabian Flint-lock Gun, cal. .68 Barrel a little bell-muzzle, and

finely inlaid with gold; stock covered with ornamental iron,

inlaid with silver; of excellent workmanship. From Asia.

133 Oriental Flint-lock Gun, cal. .79 Barrel fastened to the stock by

seven brass bands ; stock inlaid with mother-o-pearl. From

Constantinople.

134 Seventeenth Century, Persian Flint-lock Gun, cal. .68 Barrel

fastened to the stock by six brass bands. Very peculiar-shaped

stock. From Kerman, Persia.

27




Case No. 7.

Flixt-lock Muskets Used ix the Revolutioxary War.

157 English Smooth-bore Flint-lock ]\Iusket, cal. .75 Engraved on the

lock, "DUBLIN CASTLE." the '^, the letters GR and the

"^-Q". On the stock in rear of the barrel is inlaid a brass plate, /

engraved "F.ig't^^ ;" heavy stock, with wide butt; brass-mounted. >.

Fought with in the Revolutionary War by Capt. Geo. Dennison,

Mystic, Conn.

158 English Smooth-bore Flint-lock Musket, cal. .75 Engraved on the

lock, "TOWER," the "#. the letters GR, and the <-9-; heavy f

stock, with wide butt ; brass-mounted. Carried in French, Indian

and Revolutionary Wars by Robert Avery, Stonington, Conn.

159 English Smooth-bore Flint-lock ]\Iusket, cal. .75 Engraved on the

lock, "TOWER," the ^, the letters GR, and the <-9-; heavy

stock, with wide butt ; brass-mounted. A relic of the Revolution.

Carried in thewar by John Bunnell, Berlin, Conn.


lock, "TOWER," the <^. the letters GR, and the -^-e- ; heavy

stock, wdth broad butt. Fought with in the Revolution

by John Pratt, Hartford, Conn. Has five notches cut in the

stock, representing as many Indians killed with the gun, it

being the custom in those da3^s,particularlyamong the Indians,

to keep score on the stock.


lock, "VOIG, 1776;" brass-mounted; lock is not original; has a

brass pan of French manufacture ; engraved on thebarrel,"67TH

REG. ;" cut in the stock, "K.M." Carried through the Revolu-

tionary War by Daniel Munger, Saybrook, Conn.

162 French Smooth-bore Flint-lock Musket, cal. .70 Lock is neither

engraved nor stamped ; iron-mounted. A relic of the King

Philip War, and formerly owned by Stephen Church.

Note.—The lock on this gun is not original ; the pan is not

original.

163 French Smooth-bore Flint-lock Musket, cal. .75 Engraved on the

lock in script, Lluiyf^ieir/ylu:-— ; iron-mounted ; wide iron .

bands. Formerly owned by Elisha Crosby, Ashburnham, >\

Mass., and carried in the Revolutionary War. ^

33



00 o



A


Case No. 8.

Flint-lock AIuskets Used ix the Revolutionary War.

164 English Smooth-bore Fhnt-lock Musket, cal. .75 Heavy stock, wide

bntt. etc. ; has EngHsh proof-mark on barrel, common to all the

military arms herein described; no engraving on the lock.

Formerly the gun of Thos. Bickford of Rockingham, N. H.. a

Revolutionary soldier.


lock, "lORDAX" (JORDAN :-), "1743."^he ^, the letters

GR, and the <-e-. Cut in the stock, "C. H." "W. D.;"

brass-mounted. A different model arm than the "Brown

Bess," as was called the English army musket (1690-1840).

Formerly owned by Cornelius Havens, Pomfret. Conn., 3d

Regt., Conn. Line.

166 English Smooth-bore Flint-lock Fowling-piece, cal. .60 Engraved

on the lock. "ALLPORT, late with KETLAND, LON- n/

DC)X ;" brass-mounted. Carried in the Revolutionary War by

John Marsh, Sturbridge, Mass.

167 English Smooth-bore Flint-lock Fowding-piece, cal. .60 Barrel

slightly bell-muzzle ; not the original lock. Fought with in the

Revolution by Israel Brown, Lebanon, Conn.


lock. "WILSOX, LONDON," and in rear of cock, in large

letters, "L^. S." ; on the barrel, "U. S.," "D 24." Stock is

branded "UXITED STATES," and cut in with a knife, "T. W.,

L E., L K.. AL" A relic of the three early wars, and carried in

the Revolution by Samuel Stratton, L. L

169 English Smooth-bore Flint-lock Musket, cal. .75 Lock is neither

stamped nor engraved; brass-mounted, with very heavy bands. ^Fought with in the Revolution by Gudgo Sheppard, Volun-

town. Conn.


lock, "MOORE, LOXDON;" brass-mounted; a very old

gun. L^sed in French and Indian and in Revolutionary Wars A.

by John Smith, ist Regt., Conn.

35




Case No. 9.

Guns Made by the United States Government from the Flint-lock

Smooth-bore Musket of 1799 to the Percussion-rifled

Musket of i860.

171 Model of 1795. United States Flint-lock Smooth-bore Musket, cal.

.70 On the lock is stamped "SPRINGFIELD," ^, and

engraved in script '2^. On the tang of the butt-plateis

stamped "1799." The stock under the guard is marked VII.

This musket is in excellent condition, and seldom found, 4595

only having been made this year.

Note.—In 1795 (the year following the act of Congress

establishing a National Armory at Springfield, Mass.) were A

made the first government arms; and the /./w/r'/fp^lu:— - a

French flint-lock, smooth-bore musket, and the highest type of

hand firearms in Europe, was adopted as the model. This

musket is generally known as the "Springfield Model of 1799,"

and, erroneously, heretofore been credited as being the first

manufactured.

172 Model of 1808, United States Flint-lock Smooth-bore Musket, cal.

.69 On the lock in rear of cock is stamped "1808"; between

the cock and pan is stamped "SPRINGFIELD," "^, and

engraved in script the letters ^Z/^, On the tang of the butt-

plate (indicating the vear the gun was finished) is stamped

"1809."

Note.—This is the second model of United States arm, and

differs somewhat from the first model.


.69 On the lock is stamped "PITTSFIELD," "1808," "U. S.," /

^, and "PO.MEROY." Made for the United States govern- ,Xment by Lemuel Pomeroy, Pittsfield, Mass., 1808. Eltweed

Pomeroy, coming from England in 1635, made the first guns at

Windsor,Conn., A.D. 1637.

A.D.1640,

Eldad Pomeroy, son of

Eltweed, was given a grant of 1000 acres of land in Hampshire,

Mass., for his skill as a gunmaker. General Seth Pomeroy,

fourth generation from Eltweed, officer in French and Indian

wars, seems to have given the Pomeroy guns their highest

finish at Northampton, Mass. A.D. 1800, Lemuel Pomeroy,

sixth generation from Eltweed, removed to Pittsfield. Mass.,

bringing same anvil used by Eldad and Seth, and continued the

37



U N I T R D S T A T E S C A R T R I I) G E C .

manufacture of s^uus till 1840. A.l). it;o4, an\il and site of

musket-shop still in ])ossession of the Pomerov family.

174 Model of 1S08, I'nited States Flint-lock Smooth-bore Musket, cal.

/)() On the lock is stamped "HARPER'S FERRY," "1812,"

"I'. S.." and ^. Made at the National Armory at Harper's

Ferry, 181 2. 10,200 muskets were made this }ear at Harper's

Ferry Armory, \*a.


.69 On the lock is stamped "E.STH.LMAN," "1812," "U. S.,"

and "^. Made for the United States orovernment by Ethan J

Stillman of Brookfield, Fairfield County, Conn., in 1812. '

Xote.—Ethan Stillman was one of twenty-five gunmakers

given contracts by the government in 1808 to manufacture

arms, to be supplied to the militia of the states. His contract

was issued Sept. T4th, 1808. He had delivered only 1675

finished arms at the close of the vear 1812.


.69 On the lock is stamped "SPRINGFIELD." "1830,"

"U. S.." and ^. Alade at the National Armory, S]iringfield,

Mass., 1830.

Note.—16,480 arms were made at Springfield Armorvin 1830.


.69 On the lock is stamped "HARPER'S FERRY," "1833,"

"U. S.," and ^. Made at the National Armory at Harper's

Ferry, 1833. 12,040 arms made at Harper's Ferry in 1833.

178 Rified Musket, cal. .58 Percussion. No name or date on lock.

Proof-marks >a.(S::^, and "NEW HAMPSHIRE." stampedon the barrel; brass guard and bow; large rear sight; narrow

end band, with sight; brass end on ramrocl.

179 Model of 1808, United States Flint-lock Smooth-bore ]Musket, cal.

.69 Made for the United States government by E. Buell, j"

Marlborough, Conn., 1812. (Stamped on the lock in rear of

cock, across the ])late. "E. BUELL," and between cock and

^'''"'

^^RLBORO\J<^^''"'' ''"''"' ""*''' ''" ^' "^

180 Model of 1808. I'dint-lock Smooth-bore Musket, cal. .fx; ( )n the

lock is stamj)ed

38




EXHIBIT E. BREECH-LOADING CANNON.

Cal. 2 inches, made of wrought iron. The marks on it indicate that

it was made in China about the year 1373. The cannon is 5 feet 8 inches

long. Was fired l)y a fuse. The breech-loading apparatus or breech-

block of this wonderful arm is distinct from the wrought metal of the

cannon, and is charged before being placed in position for firing. The

bore containing the charge is exactly identical with that of the cannon,

and in horizontal lines. The bores are absolutely in unison. The

breech-block is held in place by a crossbar and the wrought-iron pro-

jection from the chamber that penetrates the body of the cannon, holding

the two together with resistless energy. This breech-block is removable

at the will of the operator or gunner. A ring is attached to it for that

purpose. This cannon was sent to the United States by the Princes of

East India with their exhil:)it to the World's Fair at Chicago. 111., and

was on exhibition in the Art Department in the summer and fall of 1893.

It is duly authenticated by credentials from the English house in Bombay

wdiich invoiced the collection.

39




Case No. lo.

United States Rifled and Smooth-bore Muskets Used in the Civil

War (War of the Rebellion). 1861-1865.

181 United States Model of 1861, Rifled Percussion Musket, cal. .58

Stampedon the lock "1861," '*U. S.," and an

^;curly-maple

stock. Made for the United States g-overnment during the \^'

first year of the Civil War, in Germany.

Note.—A very rare arm.

182 Model of 1822, United States Flint-lock Smooth-bore Musket (with ^bayonet), cal. .69 Altered to Percussion in 1852 at Springfield ^Armory.

Note.—The government did not order the Flint-locks on hand

altered to Percussion until nearly ten years after its adoption.

In 185 1 and 1852 a great many Flint-locks w^ere so altered.

183 ]\Iodel of 1842, United States Smooth-bore Percussion Musket

(with bayonet), cal. .69 Made by E. Remington in 1857.

Has Remington primer-lock, patented 1857. Civil War relic,

Federal Army.

184 Model of 1822, United States Flint-lock Smooth-bore Alusket (with

bayonet), cal. .69 Altered to Percussion, with Remington

primer, in 1857. Used in Civil War on Northern side.

185 Model of 1842, United States Flint-lock Smooth-bore Musket (withbayonet), cal. .69 Marked, "MILL CREEK, PA." Altered

to Maynard's primer-lock, patented 1845. A relic of the Civil

War, Federal Army.

186 United States Model of 1808, Smooth-bore Flint-lock Musket, cal.

.69 Altered to Percussion. About twelve inches of the bar-

rel and stock have been cut ofif, and the end band replaced.

Altered by removing the pan, adding a cone, and retaining the

flint-cock, a piece of iron, shaped to strike the cap, replacing

the flint. Stamped on the lock "E. STILLMAN, 1812."

Note.—Ethan Stillman of Brookfield, Conn., was one of

twenty-five gunmakers to obtain a contract to manufacture

muskets for the government in 1808 (Sept. 14). He had

delivered only 1675 Dec. 31st, 1812.

187 L^nited States Model of 1863, Rifled Percussion Alusket (with bay-

onet), cal. .58 Stamped on the lock "1863," "15. S.," imder an

41



r X I T E D S TATE S C .1 R T R I I) G E C .

•^. and "S. X. ,^ W. T. C. I^'oK .M.VSSACHUSETTS."Made by S. XorrLs & W. T. Clcmenl for tlie State of Massa-

chusetts.

Note.— In iSr)3 ^Massachusetts contracted with tliis firm for

2000 of these rifles, costing $18.50 each.

188 L'nited States ^Model of 1861, Rifled Percussion Musket (with bay-

onet), cal. .58 Stamped on tlie lock •1863." "U. S.," and

"TRENTON." Made for the United States by the Trenton

Arms Co.. Trenton, New Jersey, in 1863.

Note.—This gun is the Model of 1861, having liand springs,

swell on the raiurod near the head. etc. The lock is the 1863

model and differs from Model of 1861 in the shape of the ham-

mer, and in being case-hardened in colors, as are all locks of

later models.

189 United States Model of 1861, Rifled Percussion Musket (with bav-

onet). cal. .58 Stamped on the lock "1863." "U. S.." under an

^, and "E. ROBINSON. NEW YORK." Made for the

United States by Edward Robinson. New York, in 1863.

Note.—Gun is Model of 1861, lock. Model of 1863. EdwardRol>inson was given a contract June loth. 1863, for 20.000

Springfield Rifled Aluskets, cal. .58 He delivered 30.000 in all.

igo United States Model of 1861. Rifled Percussion Musket (with bay-

onet), cal. .58 Stamped on the lock "1863."' "U. S.," "COLT'SPt. F. a. Mfg. Co. HARTFORD, CT." Made for the United

States by Samuel Colt. Hartford, Conn.

Note.—Colonel Colt received the first contract to furnish

arms during the Civil War, July 5th. 1861 (25.000 at $20). and

delivered in all 75.000.

CALIBER, LENGTH AND WEIGHT OF SMALL ARMS.

FLINT-LOCK.




REECH BLOCK.

Of one of the early specimens of breech-loading- cannon, bearing

date of 1400, made of wrought iron. The chase was formed of two bars

bent longitudinally and surrounded by a number of rings welded

to each other. Surrounding the whole were three large rings, also a

large ring in the centre to lift it by. The length of the breech-block is 2

feet, the bore 4 inches, its weight 125 pounds. It was taken from a

wreck or sunken shi]) which had been graduall}' driven on the coast of

South Devon, England, in 1891. The opinion of the English authorities

was that this ancient vessel belonged to the Spanish Armada.

43




Case No. i i.

Rifled Muskets Used in the Civil War (War of the Rebellion),

1861-1865.

191 Model of 1861, United States Rifled Percussion Musket (with bay-

onet), cal. .58 Stamped on the lock "1862," "U. S.," an ^,and "SPRINGFIELD." Made at Springfield Armoryi

Springfield, Mass., 1862. "W. B." cut on the stock. Civil

War relic.

Note.— 13,802 arms of this model were fabricated at Spring-

field Armory during the year of 1861.


onet), cal. .58 Marked, "WILLIAM MASON, TAUNTON,MASS., 1863." Civil War relic. Union Army.

Note.—William Mason of Taunton, Mass., was given a con-

tract by the government, No. 74, Jan. 7th, 1862, for 50,000

"Springfield" rifles (by which name the Model of 1861 was

known), which contract was subsequently increased 50,000.He made and delivered in all 30,000 at $20 each.

193 Model of 1863, United States Rifled Percussion Musket, cal. .58

Altered in 1865 to a breech-loader. Allin's alteration. Metal-

lic cartridge, rim fire.

Note.—E. S. Allin was master armorer of Springfield

Armory, and a machinist of extraordinary ability. He devised

this the first breech-loading system to be used ; and 5000 per-

cussion muskets were altered as above in 1865. 217,784

"Springfield" rifles were made at Springfield Armory in 1863.

194 Model of 1861, United States Rifled Percussion Musket, cal. .58

Made at the Springfield Armory in 1862. This rifle was dug up

near Antietam bridge, Sept. 17, 1889, by Alex. McCalvery

of Sharpsburg, Md. There is no doubt that it was dropped by

some soldier at the battle of Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862. It was

found about eight rods below Antietam bridge in the sand

which makes land from the flow of high water in the river, and

about eighteen inches below the surface. The rifle is veryrusty, having been buried just twenty-seven years to a day.

102,410 made at Springfield Armory, year of 1862.


onet), cal. .58 Marked, "E. WHITNEY, WHITNEY-VILLE (New Haven), CONN., 1862." Civil War relic,

LTnion Army.

45



U N I T Ji I) S T A T IL S C A R T R I D G 11 C .

Note.—Eli Whitney was given a contract to make and

deliver 40,000 arms. No. 64, Dec. 24th. 1861, and a second con-

tract for 15,000 Oct. 17th. 1863. He delivered in all during theC"i\il War 15,001 at $19 each.

196 Model of iSOr, United States Rided i'ercussion Musket (with bay-

onet), cal. .58 Marked, "WILLIAM MUIR & CO., WIND-SOR LOCKS. CONN.. 1862." A relic of the Civil War,

Federal Army.

Note.—William Muir secured contract No. 53, Dec. 4th, 1861,

for 30,000 arms of above model at $20, and delivered the same.

197 Model of 1861. United States Rifled Percussion Musket (with bav-

onet). cal. .58 Marked, "PROVIDENCE TOOL C(5.,

PROVIDENCE, R. I." (Gun is Model of 1861. the lock is

Model of 1863, made in 1864.)

Note.—The Providence Tool Co. of Providence, R. I., "by

J. B. Anthony," were given contract No. 4, July 13th, 1861, for

25,000; also No. 52, Nov. 26th, for 25.000, and May ist, 1864, a

third contract for 32,000. They delivered 70,000 at $20 and

$19 each.

198 Model of 1861, United States Navy Percussion Rifle (with saber

bayonet), cal. .69 Alade by Eli Whitney, Whitneyville, Conn.

Stamped on the lock "WHITNEY-\'ILLE." Known as the

I'lymouth Rifle. Has a projection rear of guard-bow for the

third finger. Large head on ramrod. L^sed in United States

Navy during Civil W^ar.


onet), cal. .58 Marked, "SAVACiE R. F. A. CO., MIDDLE-

TOW^N, CONN., 1863." A relic of the Civil W^ar, Union side.

Note.—The Savage Repeating Fire-arms Co. was given a

contract Sept. 9th, 1862, for 25,000 arms of above pattern,

which contract was increased 12,000 Feb. 25th, 1864, at $18

each. They delivered in all 25,500.


onet), cal. .58 Made by Norwich Arms Cc:)., Connecticut.

(Gun is Model of 1861. Lock is Model of 18O3. and stami)ed

"18O4," "U. S.," "NORWICH.")

Note.—The Norwich Arms Co. made a contract with the

government A])ril 1st, 18^4. for 10.000 arms, which was

increased 15.000 Oct. 18, i8f>4. I 'rice, $18 and $19 each. They

delivered both lots, 25.000 in all.

46




EXHIBITS G AND H. PAIR OF BRASS CANNONS.

Length 28 inches. lx)re I i inches. The inscription on them is as

follows :-ME FECIT CIPRIAXUS CRAXS lANSZ AMSTELODAMI,A. D. 1745." These cannons are beautiful specimens: are somewhatsmaller than the type that were captured from the British at BunkerHill in 1775. From the collection of A. Gerald Hull of Saratoga. N. Y.,

who died February, 1893.

47




Case No. 12.

"Confederate" Guns Used in the Civil War, 1861-1865.

201 Model of 1808, United States Flint-lock Smooth-bore Mnsket (with

bayonet), cal. .69 Stamped on the lock "C. S. A." (Confed-

erate States of America), and between the cock and pan "S.C."

On the barrel and stock "P.^L, SJ. iii I. ^I. South Carolina."

Used in the Confederate Army at beginning of the war.

202 Model of 1822, United States Flint-lock Smooth-bore Musket (with

bayonet), cal. .69 Stamped on the lock "U. S.," and "C. S."

"NORTH CAROLINA." Relic of the Civil War, Confederate

Army.

203 Model of 1808, United States Flint-lock Smooth-bore Musket (with

bayonet), cal. .69 Stamped on the lock "J. STATE," an

^, and "NEW HAVEN." "C. S." stamped on the lock-

plate during Civil War. ^Marked on the stock, ''28tli Reg.

South Carolina." Used in the Confederate Army.

204 Confederate Rifled Musket, cal. .58 Percussion. The lock-plate

forged for a primer-lock, Model of 1855, either at Harper's

Ferry before Apr. 18. 1861, or at Richmond, Va., with machin-

ery taken from the Ferry. Lack of time, etc.. prevented new

dies being manufactured, which accounts for the tape-lock

blanks seen on Confederate-made arms.

205 Model of 1842, United States Smooth-bore Percussion Musket

(with bayonet), cal. .69 Made at Springfield Armory, Mass.,

in 1850. The first model of Percussion musket issued. A few

were used in the Mexican War. History as given by its for-

mer owner: "This gun belonged to L. G. Perry, Dublin, Ga.,

who was a soldier in the Confederate Army during the Civil

War. Mr. Perry belonged to a company in the Fourteenth

Georgia Regiment, and was stationed at Ox Ridge. Sept. i,

1862, when General Phil. Kearney, mistaking the Confederate

lines for Federal, rode into or close to the Confederate camprealizing his mistake, ordered to halt, and seeing the Confed-

erate guns pointed at him, said: 'Don't fire; I am a friend.'

Saying this, he wheeled his horse and put ofif at full speed, to

escape if possible. He lay flat on his horse to escape

the bullets whistling in the air near him. But one fatal

shot struck and killed him, and it is said by authority of Mr.

49



UNITED S TATE S C .1 R T R I D C E C .

Perrv and others of his com])any that this gun was the one that

sent the fatal bullet that killed ( ieneral Phil. Kearney. Sept. i,

1862." This gun was presented to this collection by Captain

E. A. Perry of Hartford, Conn.,who is a brother of L. G. Perry,

deceased, of Dublin, (ia.. and from whom he received the gun

with its history.

206 Confederate Rifled Musket, cal. .58 Percussion. Stamped on the

lock "1863," "C. S.," "RICHMOND, VA."' Put out of order in

the battle of Cold Harbor, Va., June, 1864.

207 Confederate Rifle, cal. .58 Percussion. Stamped on the lock

'•1863,'"

"C. S. A" under B".

"FAYETTEVILLE."Brass-

mounted.

Note.—The machinery used for making rifles at Harper's

Ferry was moved to Eayetteville, North Carolina, by

the Confederate government in 1861. Nearly all Confederate-

made arms are brass-mounted. The die used to stamp the

eagle and C. S. A on arms made by Confederate government

at Eayetteville, N. C, came from Harper's Eerry. The U. S.,

which was originally under the eagle, was cut out and C, S. A

(the S inverted) were "keyed" in.

208 Confederate Rifled Musket (with bayonet), cal. .58 Percussion.

Stamped on the lock "1863," ''C. S." "RICHMOND, VA."

Cut on the stock "T. \Y. E."

Note.—Idle lock-plate on this gun was forged for a "May-

nard Primer," which device had been condemned after trial as

worthless. ^Machinery used in manufacturing this lock had

been removed to Richmond. V-d.. from Harper's Eerry, and the

"tape-lock" plates were made u]) without the magazine, lack of

time, etc., preventing new dies being made. Rifled muskets

were made at Richmond with machinery secured at Harper's

Ferry in 1861.

At the beginning of the Civil War the military arms to fall into the

hands of the Confederates were :

Arsenal at




EXHIBIT I. REVOLUTIONARY CANNON.

Revolutionary Iron Cannon, length 4 feet 7 inches, bore 2^ inches;

was in the American service at Yorktown, Va., when Lord Cornwallis

surrendered, October, 1781.

51



^




Case No.i

3.

Foreign-made Guns Used in the Civil War, 1861-1865.

209 English "Enfield" Rifled Musket (with bayonet), cal. .577 Per-

cussion, with safety cone protector, held by chain fastened to

the trigger-guard. Marked, "POTTS & HUNT, LONDON."210 English "Enfield" Rifled ^vlusket (with bayonet), cal. .577 Per-

cussion. Stamped on the lock ^ "TOWER" "1862." On the

stock is carved. "M. S. FERRIN."211 English "Enfield" Rifled Musket (with bayonet), cal. .577 Per-

cussion. Stamped on the lock ^ "A/". R." "1863." Marked on

the stock, "B.O.M., Enfield."

212 French Rifled Musket (with saber bayonet), cal. .70 Percussion.

Marked, "1. SCHOPEN, ALICE."

213 Cerman Rifled Musket (with bayonet), cal. .70 Percussion.

Stamped on the lock ^ 7/: under Cerman crown, and

'OartKH, " "1832." This gun is numbered 104,774.

214 Austrian Smooth-bore Musket (with bayonet), cal. .70 Flint-lock

altered to Percussion. Marked on the barrel, "D, 29th." On

the stock "i^*^ C. 'J2r

215 Belgian Smooth-bore Musket, cal. .70 Percussion. Marked, "S.

BLASIEN."

216 English "Enfield" Rifled Musket (with bayonet), cal. .577 Per-

cussion. Stamped on the lock ^, "TOWER" and "1862."

Marked on the barrel,

"COMPANYB. 59"\"

217 Bavarian Rifled ^lusket. cal. .70 Percussion. Brass-mounted.

Marked, "LEMILLE." C)n the stock are the initials

"E.A.R.." a star, and "C. WHITE."218 Bavarian Smooth-bore Musket, cal. .70 Percussion. Cone is near

the centre of the barrel. Brass-mounted. Marked, "CRAN-

PIN, HERZBURG."

53



-sl-




Case No. 14.

United States Breech and Muzzle Loading Guns Used in the

Civil War (1861-1865).

219 Model of 1819, United States Flint-lock Rifle, cal. .54 Stamped onthe lock "1829" "U. S." "S. NORTH, MIDDLETOWN,CONN" Heavy barrel small lock, oval patch-box, iron cover

rear sling swivel is on a branch extending backwards from the

guard-bow. Iron-mounted andbrowned, except side-plate

and bands. Ramrod has brass tip.

Note.—Contracts for the manufacture of this rifle were

issued to Simeon North of Middletown, Conn.; Henry Derrin-

ger of Philadelphia, Pa.; Nathan Starr, Middletown, Conn.,

and R. & D. Johnson, Middletown, Conn., in 1820.

220 Model of 1832, Hall's Breech-loading Flint-lock Rifle, cal. .535

Paper cartridge. Stamped on the lock "JOHN H. HALL,HARPER'S FERRY" "U. S." '"1832" The first breech-

loading arm ever patented in the United States, and the first or

earliest breech-loader adopted and used byany army. Patented

by William Thornton and John H. Hall, Mav 21st, 181 1.

221 Hall's Breech-loading Percussion Carbine (with sliding bayonet),

cal. .52 Paper cartridge. Col. John H. Hall's patent, with

North's device. .Marked, "S. NORTH, MIDDLETOWN,CONN., 1839."

Note.—This arm resembles the Hall, other than it is provided

with a bayonet, which consists of a blade sliding under the bar-rel. Similar to Greener's pencil-case bayonet. North's device

consists of a lever on the side of lock, holding it closed. 3520

purchased by United States government during Civil War.

222 Hall's Breech-loading Percussion Rifle, cal. .54 Paper cartridge.

Col. John H. Hall's patent. Made at the Hall Rifle Works,

Harper's Ferry, in 1831.

223 "Windsor" Rifle (with bayonet), cal. .54 Marked. "ROBBINS &LAWRENCE, WINDSOR, \'T.,^849." Altered to a Linder

breech-loading rifle, using paper cartridge, and patented

March 29, 1859, by the Amoskeag Alfg. Co., Manchester, N. H.,

in 1862.

Note.—Before alteration this gun was similar to the "Missis-

sippi" rifle (also known as the "Yerger") made at Harper's

Ferry.

55



UNITED ST A T R S C A R T R I D G R CO.

224 "Windsor"" Rit1c (with l)a}'onet), cal. .54 Percussion. Brass-

nicunled. with patch-box. Marked, "ROBBINS & LAW-RENCE, WINDSOR. VT., 1850."

Note.-—This rifle (already referred to in No. 223) was first

made at Harper's Eerry Armory, and was the third model of

United States rifle (1842). The first was the Model of 1814,

Harper's Ferry rifle; and the second the common rifle. Model

1819. The State of Massachusetts owned 1739 Windsor rifles

Dec. 31st, 1861.

225 Merrill's Breech-loading- Rifle (with saber bayonet), cal. .54 ^ler-

rilTs patent, July, 1858, and May 21 and 28, 1861. Paper cart-

ridge. Marked,' "J.^ H. MERRILL, BALTIMORE, MD."14,495 ptirchased by the L^nited States government during the

Civil War.

226 Model of 1842. United States Rifle (with bayonet), cal. .54 (Har-

per's Eerry Yerger.) Made at the Harper's Eerry Armory,

1850. Altered to a Merrill breech-loading rifle in 1859.

227 Spencer Repeating Breech-loading Rifle, cal. .56 Patented March

6, i860. Seven shots. Metallic cartridge. Marked, "SPEN-

CER REPEATING ARMS CO., BOSTON. MASS." 94,156purchased l)y the United States government during the Civil

War.

228 Josl}n Breech-loading Rifle, cal. .56 B. E. Joslyn's patent, No.

42,000, March 22, 1864. Metallic cartridge, rim fire. Made by

the government at Springfield Armory in 1864. 11,261 pur-

chased bv the United States government during the Civil War.

Nmnber




HALL'S RIFLE.

In 1664 Abraham Hall, of England, was granted a patent for a "gun

or pistoll which hath a hole at the upper end of the breech to receive the

charge, which hole is opened or stopped by a piece of iron or steel that

lies along the side of the piece and is movable."

May 21, 181 1, a patent was issued to William Thornton and John

H. Hall for a breech-loading rifle (flint-lock). This was the first breech-loading arm manufactured in this country. Col. John H. Hall, the

inventor, was from North Yarmouth, ]\Iaine, formerly a part of Massa-

chusetts, and at least one beautiful fowling-piece made by him is known

to exist. (In the author's collection.)

During Supt. Stubblefield's administration at Harper's Ferry, about

1816, the government having concluded to adopt the gun into its service,

Col. Hall was sent there to superintend its manufacture. Two buildings

on "The Island" up the river were set apart for him, and he continued

making the Hall rifle in those shops until 1840, when he moved to Mis-

souri. After this period, other buildings were erected on the same island

for the manufacture of the "Yerger Rifle," but the place retained the

name of "Hall's Works," by which it was known in Hall's time. No

fighting or attempt to hold prisoners occurred there during the John

Brown raid in 1859.

Hall's is the first patent recorded, and the evidence, sustained by the

records of the Ordnance Bureau, prove that John H. Hall was the in-

ventor of the first breech-loading arm receiving attention from the gov-

ernment. In a letter addressed to Col. Bomford of the Bureau of Ord-

nance dated January 24, 181 5, Hall writes :

"I invented the improvement in 181 1, being at that time but a little

acquainted with rifles, and being perfectly ignorant of any method what-

ever of loading guns at the breech."

He at a later date suggested the manufacture of 1000 of his patent

rifles. Official records indicate that in 1816. 100 of these arms were made

andissued to a

companyof riflemen, and that the reports thereon were

favorable. In 1825 two companies of U. S. troops, stationed at Fortress

Monroe, were armed with Hall's rifles, and were using the same in 1827,

during which year 2000 more were completed.

There is evidence the rifle was used successfully in the Black Hawk

and Seminole wars, also in the Mexican War, and while not generally

known, it is a fact quite a number were used in the Civil War.

57



in




Case No.i

5.

Carbines Used in the Civil War, 1861-1865.

229 Jenks' Breech-loading Rilied Navy Carbine, cal. .54 Paper cart-

ridge, hammer on side of the barrel, cocks by opening outward.

Barrel is opened by drawing back top lever. ( Similar to the

Merrill.) W. Jenks' patent, No. 747, May 25th, 1838.

Marked. "N. P. AMES ARMS CO., SPRINGFIELD, MASS..

1845." Made for the United States Navy, and used in the

Civil War.

230 Smith's Breech-loading Rifled Carbine, cal. .52 Rubber cartridge.

Barrel connected with butt by a hinge below and held by a long

spring on top of the barrel. Spring lifted by a lever in front of

the trigger. G. Smith's patent. No. 15,496, Aug. 5th, 1856.

Marked, "AMERICAN ARMS CO., CHICOPEE FALLS.

MASS." 30,062 purchased by the government during the

Civil War.

231 "Perry" Confederate Breech-loading Rifled Carbine, cal. .52

Paper cartridge, brass breech-block, similar construction as the

"Burnside" heavy barrel.

232 "Cosmopolitan" or "Union" Breech-loading Rifled Carbine, cal. .50

Paper cartridge. E. Gwyn «& A. C. Campbell's patent. No.

36,709, Oct. 21st, 1862. Marked, "GWYN & CAMPBELL,HAMILTON, OHIO." 9342 purchased by the United States

government during the Civil War.

233 Starr's Breech-loading Rifled Carbine, cal. .54 Paper cartridge.

E. S. Starr's patent. No. 21,523. Sept. 14th, 1858. Marked.

"STARR ARMS CO., YONKERS, NEW YORK." 25,603

purchased by the LTnited States government during Civil War.

234 Joslyn's Breech-loading Rifled Carbine, cal. .54 Paper cartridge.

B. F. Joslyn's patent. No. 13,507. Aug. 28th, 1855. Marked,

"B. F. JOSLYN FIRE-ARMS CO., STOXINGTON,

CONN." 11,261 purchased by the United States government

during Civil War.235 Gibbs' Breech-loading Rifled Carbine, cal. .52 Paper cartridge.

Has leaf-sights. Barrel moves forward and the rear tilts up to

load. L. H. Gibbs' patent, Xo. 14,057. Jan. 8th, 1856.

^larked. "WILLIAM F. BROOKS. NEW YORK. 1863."

1052 purchased by the government during the Rebellion.

Very scarce.

59




236 Gallager's Breech-loading Rifled Carbine, cal. .54 Paper cart-

ridge. M. J.Gallager's patent, No. 29,152, July i/th, i860.

Marked, "RICHARDSON & OVERMAN ARMSCO., PHIL-

ADELPHIA, PA." 22,728 purchased by the LTnited States

government during the Civil War.

237 Hall's pjreech-loading Carbine, cal. .52 Col. John H. Hall's patent.

with North's improvement, by which the lock is held closed by

a side lever instead of an under-catch. The original catch was

liable to catch in the clothing, etc., and open the breech acci-

dentally. A soldier might carelessly blow off his thumb.

Marked, "S. NORTH, MIDDLETOWN. CONN., 1847."

238 Sharps' Model, Breech-loading Carbine, cal. .54 Paper cartridge.

Brass-mounted. This carbine, known as the "Richmond Car-

bine" and as the "Confederate Sharps." is one of many made in

1862 and '63 by S. G. Robinson, Richmond, Va. Made for the

Confederate government after the Sharps model. During the

siege of Richmond buried uncased by the Confederates, and

dug up and sold by the Federal government.

Note. Confederate-made arms are usually brass-mounted.

239 "Sharps' " Model of 1863, Breech-loading Carbine, cal. .52 Paper

cartridge. C. Sharps' patent. No. 5763, Sept. 12th, 1848.

Marked, "SHARPS RIFLE MFG. CO., HARTFORD,CONN." 80,512 purchased by United States government dur-

ing Civil War.

Note.—Sharps' arms were used in LInited States Army as

early as 1846, in the Mexican War. and were the first carbines

to replace the discarded "Hall."

240 [Merrill's Breech-loading Rifled Carbine,cal.

.54 Papercartridge.

Brass-mounted. J. H. Merrill's patent. No. 20,954, July 20th,

1858 ; Nos. 32,032, 32,033. April 9th, 1861 ; No. 32,451, May 28th.

1861, and No. 33,536, Oct. 22d, 1861. Breech closed by a

plunger connected to a lever on top of barrel, hinged at its rear.

Resembles the Jenks Navy Carl)ine already described. Has

no cartridge extractor, cartridge being entirely consumed.

Copper face on the end of plunger to act as a gas check and

seat the cartridge without exploding it. Marked. "J. H. MER-

RILL, BALTIMORE, MD." 14,495 purchased by the

Lhiited States government during Civil A\'ar.

60



COLLECT ION OF FIRE-ARMS

EXHIBIT J. REVOLUTIONARY SWIVEL IRON CANNON.

Length 28 inches, bore if inches. Has the EngHsh crown on it.

Taken off one of the war-vessels in the British fleet at Charleston, S. C,during the Revolutionary War.

61



i

(N




Case No. i6.

Carbines Used in the Civil War. 1861-1865.

241 Remington's Breech-loading Rifled Carbine, cal. .56 Metallic

cartridge, rim fire. Joseph Rider's patents, No. 40,887, Dec.

8th. 1863 (reissued May 3d, 1864). and No. 45.123, Nov. 15,

1864. Marked. "REMINGTON ARMS CO., ILION, N. Y."

242 Maynard's Breech-loading Rifled Carbine, cal. .50 Metallic cart-

ridge, fired with a percussion cap. The cartridge has a large,

wide head, with a small hole admitting the fire from the cap

when fired. Dr. Edward Maynard's patents. No. 8126, May 27,

1851, and No. 26,364, Dec. 6th, 1859. Marked, "MASSACHU-SETTS ARMS CO., CHICOPEE FALLS, MASS." 20.002

purchased by the United States government during Civil War.

243 Sharps & Hankins' E'.reech-loading Rifled Carbine, cal. .56 Metal-

lic cartridge, rim fire. Operated by a lever underneath the

barrel. Christian Sharps' patent. No. 22,752, Jan. 25th, 1859.

Marked, "SHARPS & HANKINS, PHILADELPHIA, PA."

Purchased by the government during the Civil War. Rare.

244 Warner's Breech-loading Rifled Carbine, cal. .50 Metallic cart-

ridge, rim fire. Brass frame. Breech-block hinged to the right

side and fastened when closed by a catch on opposite side.

Has extractor operating separately by a slide under the barrel,

similar to the Ballard. James Warner's patents, No. 41,732,

Feb. 23d, 1864, and No. 45,660, Dec. 27th. 1864. Marked,

"JAMES WARNER, SPRINGFIELD, MASS." 4001 pur-

chased by the Ignited States government during the Civil War.

Rare.

245 Triplett & Scott's Breech-loading Rifled Carbine, cal. .50 Metallic

cartridge, rim fire. Is a magazine carbine. Loads from

front of butt ; barrel revolves on an axis parallel to the barrel,

until it opens magazine, and loads. Extractor is worked by

the rotation of the barrel. Louis Triplett's patent. No. 45,361,

Dec. 6th, 1864. Marked, "MERIDEN MFG. CO., MERI-DEN, CONN." A few were used by the United States

government in Civil War.Note.—Also called Scott & Triplett's carbine.

246 Ball's Breech-loading Rifled Carbine, cal. .56 Metallic cartridge,

centre fire. A magazine gun. Breech-block is so made that

when once closed, it can not be opened until hammer is down.

Operated by a lever underneath. Magazine is under the barrel,

loads at rear. Albert Ball's patent. No. 38,935. June 23d, 1863,

63




(reissued) ; also No. 43,827, Aug. i6th, 1864. Marked, "E. G.

LAMSON ARMS CO., WINDSOR, VT." 1002 purchased

by the United States government during Civil \\^ar.

247 Ballard's Breech-loading Rifled Carbine, cal. .44 Metallic or paper

cartridge, center fire. C. H. Ballard's patent, No. 33,631, Nov.

5th. 1861. Marked. "BALLARD ARMS CO., FALL RIVER,

MASS." Merwin & Bray, N. Y. agents. U. S. purchased 1509.

248 Remington Breech-loading Rifled Carbine, cal. .56 Metallic cart-

ridge. Joseph Rider's patents. No. 40,887, Dec. 8, 1863 (reis-

sued May 3d. 1864), and No. 45,123, Nov. 15, 1864. Marked,

"REMINGTON ARMS CO., I LION, N. Y." 20,000 pur-chased by the United States.

249 Palmer Breech-loading Rifled Carbine, cal. .56 Metallic cartridge,

rim fire. William Palmer's patent. No. 41,017, Dec. 22d, 1863.

A bolt-gun with side-lock. Is not closed like the ordinary

door-bolt (needle-gun or chassepot), but has a sectional screw

at rear end. Similar to the "French breech-screw." Marked,

"E. G. LAMSON ARMS CO., WINDSOR, VT." looi pur-

chased by United States government during Civil War. Rare.

250 Ball's Breech-loading Rifled Carbine, cal. .56 See No. 246.

251 Starr Breech-loading Rifled Carbine, cal. .56 Paper cartridge,

paper cap originally ; altered to metallic cartridge, rim fire.

E. T. Starr's patent. No. 21,523, Sept. 14th, 1858. Marked,

"STARR ARMS CO., YONKERS, N. Y." 25,603 purchased.

252 Joslyn Breech-loading Rifled Carbine, cal. .56 Metallic cartridge,

rim fire. B. F. Joslyn's patent, Xo. 13.507, Aug. 28, 1855, and

No. 15,240, July I, 1856. Marked, "B. F. JOSLYN FIRE-

ARMS CO., STONINGTON, CONN." 11,261 purchased.

253 Spencer Repeating (Magazine) Rifled Carbine, cal. .56 Metallic

cartridge. C. M. Spencer's patent. No. 2'j.^()2,, March 6, i860.

Has a thin, removable steel loading-chamber, which can be

taken out and reloaded. Marked, "SPENCER REPEATINGRIFLE CO., BOSTON, MASS." 94,156 purchased.

254 llurnside's Breech-loading Rifled Carbine, cal. .54 Metallic cart-

ridge, fired with a percussion cap. Movable chamber pivoted

in front under the barrel. In closing, the breech-block has aforward movement, pushing the cartridge, which is tapering,

into the barrel. Center fire, the brass cartridge being per-

forated in the center of base, exploded 1)\- the fire of a percus-

sion cap. A. F. Burnside's patent. No. 14,491, March 25th,

1856. Made by the Burnside Rifle Co., Providence, R. T.

55,567 purchased by the U. S. go\ernment during C^ivil War.

64




EXHIBIT K. BRASS HOWITZER.

Length 30 inches, bore 3 inches. It is authentically stated that this

howitzer was in service in the Mexican War and did good work at the

battle of Vera Cruz, March 23 to 26, 1847. From A. Gerald Hull's collec-

tion, Saratoga, N. Y.



ID




Case No. i 7.

,Carbines Used in the Civil War. 1861-1865.

255 ^^ esson's Breech-loading- Rifled Carbine, cal. .44 Metallic cart-

ridge, rim fire. Franklin Wesson's patents, No. 25,926, Oct.

25, 1859, and No. 36,925, Nov. 11, 1862. The rear of barrel tilts

up for loading, being hinged to the stock below. No extractor.

Barrel held closed by a spring catch. 151 purchased by the

United States government during the Civil War. By some

means this carbine fell into the hands of the Indians. Historyas given by Buckskin Joe: "I, with Tanning Iron and Tanning-

Hoe, while hunting on the Middle Fork of the Flat Head River,

I found a large Indian tepee, snowed up. I dug the snow off,

and there were two Indian bucks and one squaw. They were

frozen stiff. I think they get there, and got snowed in, and

starved to death. I took the rifle from the tepee, Nov. 23, 1889.

Signed, Buckskin Joe, hunter, trapper, and guide." The stock

is ornamented with brass tacks.

256 Sharps & Hankins' Breech-loading Rifled Carbine, cal. .56

Metallic cartridge, rim fire. Christian Sharps' patent. No.

22,753, J'^"- 25th, 1859. Operated by a lever underneath the

barrel. Depressing the lever moves the barrel forward for

insertion of the cartridge. Marked, "SHARPS & HANKINS,PHILADELPHIA. PA." Used in the Civil War by Union

troops.

257 Ball's Breech-loading Rifled Magazine Cairbine, cal. .56 Metallic

cartridge, center fire. (See No. 246 for description.)

258 Sharps' Breech-loading Shot-gun, cal. .70 C. Sharps' patent. Can

be loaded as breech-loader or muzzle-loader. Marked,

"SHARPS RIFLE CO., HARTFORD, CONN."

259 Sharps' Breech-loading Rifle, cal. .38 Paper cartridge. Octagon

barrel. Patch-box. Maynard's primer-lock patent 1845 (not

the pattern of 1855, but of equal value). Marked, "MAY-

NARD GUN CO.. CHICOPEE FALLS, MASS."

260 Sharps' Breech-loading Rifled Carbine, cal. .52 Paper cartridge,with coffee-mill attachment in the butt of the stock. Christian

Sharps' patent. No. 5763, Sept. 12th, 1848. Made by Sharps

Rifle Co., Hartford, Conn. Used in the Confederate Army

during Civil ^^'ar. Coff'ee-mill in the butt of the stock for the

soldier to grind his coffee. Very few of them were made.

During the Civil War this carbine was captured with many




others by the United States. The United States government

sent about 4000 Sharps rifles and carbines to Sharps' rifle fac-

tory at Hartford, Conn., to he repaired, and this carbine wasfound among the lot.

261 Gallager's Breech-loading Rifled Carbine, cal. .54 Linen cart-

ridge. Mahlon J.Gallager's patent, No. 29,157, July 17th, i860.

Marked, "RICHARDSON & OVERMAN, PHILADEL-

PHIA, PA." Civil War relic. From battle of Barryville,

Va., Sept. 3, 1864.

262 Austrian Carbine, cal. .75 Percussion. A worthless arm, pur-

chased in large quantities by the United States government in

the beginning of the Civil War, at an average price of about

$16 each. Issued to cavalry and soon discarded.

263 English Carbine, cal. .577 Percussion. Has nipple protector, held

by chain fastened to guard-bow. Swivel ramrod. Iron-

mounted. Marked, "BARNETT, LONDON." This arm was

used on both sides in the Civil War. Taken from a blockade

runner captured off Cuba in 1861.

264 English "Enfield" Carbine, cal. .577 Percussion. Swivel ramrod.Marked, "BARNETT, LONDON." Used in Civil War, Con-

federate Army.

265 Confederate Carbine, cal. .58 Percussion, Swivel ramrod. Brass-

mounted. On the lock in rear of hammer is stamped

Confederate flag; in front of hammer, "COOK & BROTHER""ATHENS GA." and "2719" in one line; under the name,

"1864."

Note.—This arm was known as Cook's Musketoon.

266 Confederate Carbine, cal. .58 Percussion. Stamped on the lock

"CS" "RICHMOND, VA" "1864" Relic of Civil War.

267 Peabody Breech-loading Rifled Carbine, cal. .50 Metallic cart-

ridge, rim fire. H. O. Peabody 's patent. No. 35,947, July 22d,

1862; reissue. No. 2197, March 13th, 1866. Marked, "PROVI-

DENCE TOOL CO., PROVIDENCE, R. I."

268 Peabody Martini Breech-loading Rifled Carbine, cal. .45 Ham-

merless metallic cartridge. Marked, "PROVIDENCE TOOLCO., PROVIDENCE, R. I." 600.000 Peabody arms made for

the Turkish government, 1873.

Note.—The "Peabody" system, a])propriatcd b}- the English,

to which was added the device of the Swiss. Martini, was rc-

,christened, with the addition of the "Henry" rifling, the "Mar-

tini Henry" (1875-1890).

68




EXHIBITS L AND M. PAIR OF SIGNAL-GUNS.

Length 23^ inches, bore 3 inches. From the old whaling ship "New

England." In 1841 this noted whaler sailed from New London to the

whaling grounds in the neighborhood of Greenland, and remained in

service until i860. These guns were used for salutes, on entering ports

or passing friendly vessels, and for guiding back the harpoon crew in

case they might be out of sight of the whaler. It was not an infrequent

occurrence that the harpoon crew were swept out of sight in pursuing

the monsters of the deep. But the crew were almost invariably sure of

being guided back by the signal-gun, which was fired from time to time

on shipboard.

69



lO




Case No. i 8.

Breech-loadixg Rifles.

269 Colt's Revolving Breech-loading Rifle (with bayonet), cal. .56

Five shots. Paper cartridge. Samuel Colt's patent, No.

18,678, Nov. 24th, 1857. Marked, "COLT'S FIRE-ARMS

MFG. CO., HARTFORD, CONN."

270 Colt's Revolving Breech-loading Rifle (with saber bayonet). (See

No. 269.)

271 Sharps' Breech-loading Rifle (with bayonet), cal. .52 Linen cart-

ridge. Primer-lock. Patch-box. C. Sharps' patent, No. 5763,

Sept. 12, 1848. ^larked, -'SHARPS RIFLE MFG. CO.,

HARTFORD, CONN."

272 Remington Breech-loading Rifle (with bayonet), cal. .56 Metallic

cartridge, rim fire. Jos. Rider's patents. No. 40,887, Dec. 8th,

1863; reissued. No. 1663, May 3, 1864, and No. 45,123, Nov. 15,

1864. Marked, "E. REMINCTiTON ARMS CO., ILION, N. Y."

273 Ballard Breech-loading Rifle (with bayonet), cal. .56 Metallic

cartridge, rim fire. C. H. Ballard's patent. No.33,631,

Nov.

5th, 1861. Marked, "BALLARD ARMS CO., FALL RIVER,

MASS."

274 Sharps' Breech-loading Carbine, cal. .52 Paper cartridge.

C. Sharps' patent. No. 5763, Sept. 12, 1848. Marked,

"SHARPS RIFLE MFG. CO., HARTFORD, CONN."

275 Colt's Breech-loading Revolving Rifle, cal. .36 Six shots. Per-

cussion. Paper cartridge. S. Colt's patent. No. 7613, Sept. 3d,

1850. Marked, "COLT'S FIRE-ARMS MFG. CO., HART-

FORD, CONN."276 Colt's Breech-loading Revolving Rifle, cal. .^8 (Sporting rifle.)

Six shots. Altered to metallic cartridge, center fire, with

extractor. Marked, "COLT'S FIRE-ARMS MFG. CO.,

HARTFORD, CONN."

277 Colt's Breech-loading Revolving Rifle, cal. .36 (See No. 276.)

278 Colt's Breech-loading Revolving Carbine, cal. .36 (See No. 276.)

279 Sharps' Breech-loading Rifled Carbine, cal. .52 Percussion.

Linen cartridge. Maynard primer-lock. Patented 1845. Thecartridge was inserted whole, the block in rising shearing oft'

its base by the sharp edge of its face. Cartridge was fired by

exploding a primer. Made by Sharps Rifle Co., Hartford, Conn.

280 Sharps' Breech-loading Rifle, cal. .52 Percussion. Linen cart-

ridge. Finely engraved. Christian Sharps' patent. No. 33,607,

Oct. 29th, 1861. Made by Sharps Rifle Co., Hartford, Conn.

71



!>.




Case No. i 9.

Repeating Arms.

281 Russian Breech-loading Carbine, cal. .32 Percussion. Brass bar-

rel, having seven chambers. Removal)le brass breech-block.

From battle-field of Port Hudson, La., July, 1863. Picked up

by a member of the 12th Regt., Conn. Vols.

282 "Hale" Breech-loading Revolving Sporting Rifle, cal. .44 Eleven

shots. Percussion. "Inventor's" model. A crude, home-made afifair. Only one made. John Hale, Occoquan, Va.,

1859-

283 Brown Breech-loading Rifled Bolt Carbine, cal. .44 Metallic cart-

ridge. Marked, "BROWN MFG. CO., NEWBURYPORT,MASS."

284 Boyington Breech-loading Rifle, cal. .50 Percussion. Cylinder

holds one cartridge and is revolved by a lever. Proving a fail-

ure, no more were made.John

Boyington, South Coventry,

Conn., in 1845.

285 Winchester Repeating Magazine Army Rifle, cal. .44 Metallic

cartridge. An improvement on Smith & Wesson's patent, Feb.

14, 1854. Improved by Henry patent. No. 30,446, Oct. 16.

i860; Nelson King's improvement patents. No. 55,012, May 22.

1866, and No. 57.636, Aug. 28th, 1866. Marked, "WINCHES-TER REPEATING ARMS CO., NEW HAVEN, CONN."

286 Jennings' Repeating Flint-lock Gun, cal. .54 Three shots. Loads

at muzzle, one charge over the other. Lock slides from one

vent to the others. Skeleton stock, ornamented with silver.

Marked, "L. JENNINGS, NEW YORK."287 Henry ^Magazine Rifle, cal. .44 Tyler Henry's patent, improved;

patent reissued. Loading at side. Marked. "NEW HxWENARMS CO., NEW HAVEN, CONN."

288 Henry Magazine Rifle, cal. .44 Rim or center fire, metallic cart-

ridge. Sliding carrier block. Magazine similar to "Volcanic."

Tyler F. Henry's patent. No. 30,446, Oct. i6th, i860 (reissuedDec. 8, 1868). Marked, "NEW HAVEN ARMS CO., NEWHAVEN, CONN."

Note.—Tyler Henry was a first-class workman of many

years' experience. Employed back in the forties by Robbins &Lawrence, Windsor, Vt., he conceived the ideas embodied in

this arm ; the difl:"erence between the Henry and Winchester,

73



U N I T ED STATES CARTRIDGE CO.

which came cjut later, consists mainly in the manner of

charging- the magazine. Tlie Winchester loaded at the rear,

the magazine having a hinged lid. The Henry has a movable

mnzzle section, similar to the Volcanic.

289 "XOlcanic'" Breech-loading Magazine Rifle, cal. .38 Metallic cart-

ridge. Magazine under the barrel. Loads at muzzle end.

Cartridges forced back by a spring. Opening lever cocks the

hammer, ejects the shell, and forces cartridge up. H. Smith &I), r.. Wesson's patent, Xo. 10,535, Feb. 14th, 1854. Sold to

\01canic Repeating Arms Co., New Haven, Conn. Fore-

runner of the "Winchester."

290 Jennings' Improved Repeating Breech-loading Rifle, cal. .54 Seebelow for patent and description.

291 Jennings' Repeating Breech-loading Rifle, cal. .54 Percussion. Amagazine extending under the barrel holding twenty cart-

ridges. L. Jennings' patent, No. 6973, Dec. 25th, 1849.

Marked, "ROBBINS & LAWRENCE, WINDSOR, VT.," for

Mr. C. C. Palmer, New York.

292 Model of 1819, L'uited States Flint-lock Rifle (with bayonet), cal.

.54Altered to a repeating rifle.

Four shots. Marked,"S. NORTH, MIDDLETOW^N, CONN., 1822."

Note.—Erroneously called "North's Rifle." Has stamped on

the barrel, as required by United States government, letters

"U. S." and inspector's initials "A. H." The steel-covered

patch-l:)Ox w^as original.

There were manufactured at the two National Armories for the year

ending September, 1842, 16,295 muskets. Some progress had been made

in providing models and in the fabrication of parts of percussion arms.

The Armories had been placed under the immediate direction of ord-

nance officers—a change afterward sanctioned by law. Repairs being

deemed necessary at both Armories the majority of the help were dis-

charged, 60 to 100 men l)eing retained at Harper's Ferry to finish up

some carbines.

74



COLLECTION OP F I RE-AR M S

EXHIBIT N. OLD IRON CANNON.

Length 34 inches, bore 2 inches. This cannon was taken from a block-

ade runner which was captured by the United States steamer "Resolute,"

July 25, 1861.

75



a>



UNITED ST A T R S C A R T R I 1) C li CO.

8210. July i8th. 1851. Marked. "P. W. PORTER, NEWYORK."

303 Evans' P)rccch-loa(lino- Magazine Rifle, cal. .44 Has magazine in

the stock holding thirty-two metallic cartridges. Warren R.

Evans' patent. No. 119.020, Sept. 19, 1871. Marked, "EVANSREPEATING RIFLE CO., MECHANIC FALLS, ME."

304 Swiss Telescope Breech-loading Magazine Rifle, cal. .38 Percus-

sion, llolds eight steel shells, each ha\ing a cone for percus-

sion cai). Loaded on right side. Globe-sights. On frame is

stamped "KELLER A. ADRAU." On plate is stamped

"TEAN LIVIC."

Few breech-loading arms other than the " Hall " were tried or used up

to the commencement of the Civil War. Among the principal ones were

the Sharps, Burnside and Spencer, of which a few were issued to troops

between 1845 and i860. The Maynard was also issued, but not to anyextent. In 1857 the Burnside was approved by an Army Board convened

at West Point. They were of the opinion, however, that the breech-loader

was not perfected, and were unfavorably inclined to its adoption. \t the

outbreak of the Rel)elli(^n the Ordnance Bureau was unable to supply

the demand for arms, and everything serviceable was purchased.

The appended list shows the number of breech-loading arms purchased

during the war :

1.059 Ballard 3.5.20 Hall 80,512 Sharps

1,002 Rail 11,261 Joslyn^

,^0,062 Smith

55>567 Burnside 14,495 Merrill '

94,156 Spencer

ICosmopolitan 892 Linder 25,603 Starr

9,34-I ^jp Union 20,002 Maynard 4,001 Warner

22.728 Gallager 1,001 Palmer 151 Wesson1,052 Gibbs 20,000 Remington

78




PRIVATE ARMORIES.

The National Armories at Spring-field, ^lass.. and Harper's Ferry,

Virgfinia, having^ been established. Congress in 1808 enacted a standing- law

requiring- the annual payment from the U. S. Treasury of $200,000 for the

six Private Armories which were established that year. From among- the

most prominent g-unmakers were selected: Asa Waters, of Sutton (now

Millbury), Mass.; Simeon North, of Middletown, Conn.; Xathan Starr,

of Middletown, Conn.; Eli Whitney, of Whitneyville (near New Haven),

Conn.; Henry Derringer, of Philadelphia, Pa.; and Lemuel Pomeroy, of

Pittsfield, Mass.

Contracts were issued to them for a term of years, which were renewedfrom time to time, until 1840.

These Private Armories were regarded as permanent, having been pub-

licly recognized by the government as a part of the United States force for the

supply of arms. In 1845, when the last contracts expired, the whole system

was broken up, without notice. The contractors were paid but little above

the actual cost of making similar arms at the National Armories. The

armorers at Springfield and the Ferry being paid by the day, had no motive

to invent labor-saving machinery; the contractors were therefore obliged to

make discoveries and improvements to increase their profit. Naturally,

while very few inventions of importance were ever made at Springfield or

the Ferry, a great many were brought out in the Private Armories.

The six Private Armories assured, the government proceeded to issue

contracts for arms, to supply the militia. The first contractors w'ere :

Name.



m




Case No. 2 i.

Telescope and Sporting Rifles.

305 "Ruggles' " Rifle, cal. .52 Percussion. Hammer is on under side

of barrel. Marked, "RUGGLES, STAFFORD HOLLOW,CONN.," about 1830.

306 Sharps' Sporting- Rifle, cal. .60 Percussion. Octagon barrel, with

globe-sight. ]\Iade by Sharps Rifle Alfg. Co., Hartford, Conn.

307 Colt's Telescope Breech-loading Revolving Rifle, cal. .36 Six

shots. Paper cartridge. Samuel Colt's patent. No. 7629, Sept.

loth, 1850. Marked, "COLT'S FIRE-ARMS CO., HART-FORD, CONN." Many used in Civil War.

308 Telescope Rifle, cal. .50 Percussion. Heavy octagon barrel. Sil-

ver-mounted. Marked, "DWIGHT SPENCER, WESTHARTFORD. CONN." Telescope made by Colt. Owned by

Rufus King, Hartford, Conn.

309 Prussian Rifle, cal. .58 Percussion. Walnut stock. Heavyoctagon barrel, adjustable sights. Has a nipple guard, held by

a battery spring. Hair trigger. Brass-mounted. Patch-box

having sliding wood cover. Relic of the Civil War.

Note.—A lot of these old rifles were purchased and used by

the Confederate government.

310 "Kentucky" Flint-lock Rifle, cal. .45 Long octagon barrel.

Brass-mounted. Fancy patch-box. Finely engraved. Marked,

"GEORGE GOULCHER." This rifle was once the property

of an Indian by the name of Abram Antoine, who was chief of

the Stockbridge tribe of Oneida Indians, New York State. He

was a bad man, and killed many white people in his day with

this rifle, in the vicinity of Morrisville, N. Y., from 1800 to 1822.

The last white man he killed was a Mr. Jacobs, for which he

was captured and hanged in 1823 in the village of Morrisville,

N. Y. His daughter Mary was hanged five miles from Morris-

ville, in the village of Peterboro, for murdering a man before

Antoine himself was hanged. The rifle was broken whenAntoine was captured. It was repaired by putting a rib under

the barrel. The rifle has been owned and used by many since

Antoine was captured and hanged.

311 Indian Chief's Flint-lock Rifle, cal. .45 Heavy octagon barrel,

finely engraved. Silver-mounted. Marked, "H. E. LEMAN,

81



U N I r I- D S T A T R S C .\ R T RIP C R CO.

LANCASTER. PA." Picked u]) ..n the halllc-field of

Wounded Knee Creek, near Pine Ridge, S. D.. after the fight,

Dec. 29th, 1890, by a member of Troop "A," 7th U. S. Cav.,

stationed at Fort Riley. Kan.312 Telescope Rifle, cal. .52 Percussion. Heavy octagon barrel, hav-

ing' a false muzzle (protecting' barrel and telescope), which has

been removed in photograph to show its construction. Made

for Berdan Sharpshooters by R. A. Moore, Courtland Street.

New York. The rifle belonged to Captain Isaac P. Judson of

New York, who was an expert rifleman, and belonged to the

Berdan Sharpshooters. He used this rifle at Hampton Roads,

Va.,as well as in

manyother battles during the Civil War.

313 Telescope Rifle, cal. .42 Percussion. Octagon barrel. Silver-

mounted. Stocked by Fidel Bubser, Hartford, Conn. Tele-

scope, ^larked, "DANIEL POTTER, HARTFORD, CT."

An expensive, fine rifle in its day. Made by Kellogg, New

Haven, Conn., in 1867. Formerly owned 1)}- Rufus King,

Hartford. Conn.

314 Shar]xs" Sporting Breech-loading Rifle, cal. .44 Metallic cartridge,

rim fire. Set or hair trigger. Octagon barrel, globe and

peep sights. Patch-box. C. Sharps' patent. No. 22,752, Jan.

25, 1859. Marked, "SHARPS RIFLE MFG. CO., HART-

FORD, CONN."

ARSENALS AND DEPOTS IX UNITED STATES IX 1822.

Watertown, Mass.; Watervliet, X. Y.; Rome, X. Y.; New York City;

Frankford, Pa.; one near Baltimore; Newport, Ky.; Greenleaf's Point,

D. C; one near Richmond, Va.; Charleston, S. C; (depot) Savannah, Ga.;

Augusta, (ia.; Xew ( )rleans; Paton Rouge; Belle Fontaine; Detroit, Mich.;

Springfield, Mass.; Harper's Ferry; (barracks) Carlisle, Pa.

In 1S41 the arsenals in the United States were nineteen in number, as

follows:

Alleghany. Apalachicola, Augusta. Baton Rouge, Champlain, Detroit,

Fort Monroe, Frankford, Kennebec, Mt. X'ernon (.\la.), Pikesville (.\. C),

Rome (X. Y.). St. Louis. Washington. Watertown. Watervliet, Harper's

Ferry and Springfield. There were five ordnance depots: Charleston, Xew

York, Palatka, Rock Island and Tampa Pay.

82




ARMS MADE AND REPAIRED AT THE U. S. ARMORY ATSPRINGFIELD, MASS., FROM ITS ESTABLISHMENT

TO THE CLOSE OF THE YEAR 1848.

Year.




Case No. 22.


Surrendered by Hostile Indians (Sioux and Cheyenne)

soon after the Custer Massacre, June 26, 1876, on the

Little Bighorn River, Wyoming Territory.

315 Indian Rifle, cal. .52 Percussion. Octag-on barrel, maple stock;

broken, and repaired with rawhide. Patch-box. Brass-

mounted, and ornamented with brass tacks. Marked, "H. E.

LEAIAN, LANCASTER, PA."

316 Indian Rifle, cal. .54 Percussion. Octagon barrel, maple stock:

broken, repaired with rawhide; much worn. Marked, "H. E.

LEMAN, LANCASTER, PA."

317 Indian Rifle, cal. .52 Percussion. Octagon barrel, maple stock,

with a bullet-hole through the butt near the patch-box. Brass-

mounted, and ornamented with brass tacks. Marked, "H. E.

LEMAN, LANCASTER, PA."

318 Indian Rifle, cal. .50 Percussion. Set (hair) trigger, octagon

barrel, black walnut stock; broken, and repaired with rawhide.

Iron-mounted, ornamented with brass tacks. Marked,

"J. HENRY & SON."

319 Indian Rifle, cal. .52 Percussion. Octagon barrel, maple stock;

much worn, broken, and repaired with rawhide. Brass-

mounted. Patch-box. Marked, "H. E. LEMAN, LANCAS-

TER, PA."320 Indian Rifle, cal. .52 Percussion. Set or hair trigger, octagon

barrel, walnut stock, ornamented with brass tacks and rawhide;

in very good order. Marked, "J. HENRY & SON."


badly used ; ornamented with brass tacks. Brass-mounted.

Patch-box. Marked, "H. E. LEMAN, LANCASTER, PA."


much worn ; ornamented with brass tacks ; butt of the stock

nearly covered with rawhide. Brass-mounted. Marked,

"H. E. LEMAN, LANCASTER, PA."

323 Indian Rifle, cal. .68 Percussion. Heavy, round barrel, black wal-

nut stock, much worn. Iron-mounted. Marked, "G. D. &CO., CINXINNATI. OHIO."

85




Case No. 23.


Surrendered by Hostile Indians (Sioux and Cheyenne) soon

AFTER THE CuSTER MaSSACRE, JuNE 26, 1876, ON THE

Little Bighorn River, Wyoming Territory.

324 Sharps' Breech-loading Rifle, cal. .52 Paper cartridge. Primer-

lock. C. Sharps' patent, Oct. 5, 1852. Marked, "SHARPSRIFLE MFG. CO., HARTFORD, CONN."

325 Indian ^Nlusket, cal. .58 Percussion. Barrel and stock cut down,

walnut stock ; much worn, and ornamented with brass tacks.

Iron-mounted. Strip of buckskin hanging from guard-bow.

Marked, "ELI WHITNEY, NEW HAVEN, CONN."326 Indian Rifle, cal. .50 Percussion. Octagon barrel, maple stock

worn ; has been broken, and repaired with rawhide. Marked,

"H. E. LEMAN, LANCASTER, PA."


broken; much worn, repaired with rawhide. Brass-mounted.

Marked, "J. GOULCHER."

Note.—This name also occurs "J. GOLCHER."328 Indian Rifle, cal. .52 Percussion. Octagon barrel, maple stock.

Patch-box. Marked, "H. E. LEMAN, LANCASTER, PA."


partly covered with rawhide and full of brass tacks. Patch-

box in butt. Marked. -'H. E. LEMAN, LANCASTER, PA."

330 Indian Rifle, cal. .52 Percussion. Octagon barrel, maple stock.

Brass-mounted. Patch-box. Stock broken, repaired with

rawhide, and ornamented with brass tacks. Marked, "H. E.

LEMAN, LANCASTER, PA." (A noted rifle-maker in his

day.)

331 Indian Rifle, cal. .52 Percussion. Octagon barrel; patch-box;

maple stock, broken, and repaired with rawhide. Brass-

mounted. Stock much worn, and ornamented with brass

tacks. Marked. "G. GOLCHER." Nearly all of the Indian

rifles are ornamented with brass-headed tacks. Popular belief

is that each tack represented a soldier, settler or white woman

killed.

332 Gallager Rifled Carbine, cal. .52 Paper cartridge (linen covered).

M. J. Gallager's patent. No. 29,152, July 17th, i860. Marked,

"RICHARDSON & OVERMAN ARMS CO., PHILADEL-PHIA, PA." Ornamented with brass tacks. Has a piece of

rope hanging from trigger-guard. Originally issued to United

States Cavalry, and captured by Indians.

87



a»



COLLECTION OP FIRE-ARMS

Case No. 24.

Breech-loadixg Rifles used ix the Civil War. Mauser Rifles Cap-

tured p.Y United States Troops Durixc the War with Spain.

333 "Greene's" Bolt Breech-loading Rifle (with bayonet), cal. .535

Paper cartridge. Hammer underneath barrel. The cartridges

had the bullets in the rear, so that there were always two bul-

lets in the gun when loaded, the rear bullet acting as a gas-

check. A wind-gauge slide on the rear sight. Barrel has

elliptical bore. J. D. Greene's patent. No. 18,634, Xov. 17th.

1857. Marked. "GREENE at MILLBURY, MASS."

334 Model of 1863. United States Rifled ^lusket (with bayonet), cal. .58

Percussion. Made for United States government by Samuel

Colt, Hartford, Conn. Altered to breech-loader by Allin's

method. See mention of Allin elsewhere.

335 German Breech-loading Rifle, cal. .54 Has four-edged bayonet.

Metallic cartridge. Marked, "LORRIN SHUTZ." Civil Warrelic. Confederate Army.

336 English "Enfield" Rifled Musket (with bayonet), cal. .577 Altered

to breech-loader by Colt Patent Fire-arms Mfg. Co., Hartford,

Conn. "Berdan" method. A few used in the Civil War.

337 Berdan Breech-loading Rifle (with bayonet), cal. .50 COLT'S

FIRE-ARMS MFG. CO., HARTFORD, CONN., made 30,000

for Russia in 1869.

338 Spanish Mauser Carbine, cal. 7 mm. Five shots. Stamped on

the breech, "Mauser Espanol Modelo, 1893. ManufacturaLoewe Burlin. No. A 5762." From United States Armory,

Springfield, Mass.

339 Spanish Mauser Rifle (with bayonet), cal. 7.65 mm. Five shots.

Turkish pattern. Stamped on the breech, "Wafitenfbk, Mauser

Oberndorf a/n. No. 503." From United States Armory,

Springfield, Mass. .

340 Spanish Mauser Rifle (with bayonet), cal. 7.65 mm. Five shots.

x^rgentine pattern. Stamped on the breech, "Mauser ^vlodelo

Argentine, 1891. Manufactura Loewe Burlin. No. G. 7507."

From United States Armory, Springfield, Mass.

341 Spanish Mauser Rifle (with bayonet), cal. 7 mm. Five shots.

Spanish pattern. Stamped on the breech, "Mauser Espanol

Modelo 1893; Manufactura Loewe Burlin. No. A. 5246."

From United States Armory. Springfield, Mass.

89



U N I T E D S T A T E S C A A" T R I I) C E C .

342 .Model of 1874. Frcncli (iras Breech-loadin.t,'- Rille (with sal)er bay-

onet), cal. .45 Slani])ed on the l)reech, "Manufacture D.

Armes Tulle Mle 1874 No. 48472." U.sed by the Spaniards in

the recent Spanish-American War. From Santiago de Cuba.

343 Spanish Mauser Carbine, cal. 7.65 mm. Five shots. Argentine

pattern. Stamped on the breech. "Alanufactura Loewe Burlin,

1894. No. 4065." From United States Armory, Springfield,

Alass.

CARTRIDGES FOR SMALL ARMS, 1839.




Case No. 25.

United States Musketo(^ns, American Whaling Guns, etc.

344 United States Rifled Carbine, cal. .54 Percussion. Stamped on

the lock "SPRINGFIELD" "1854," and in front of the hammer

an ^ over letters "U. S." Has one band held by a band-

spring. Brass tip. Stud under end of barrel ; ramrod held to

this stud by a swivel. Ring on rear of bow-guard. Small leaf-

sight. Iron-mounted.

345 United States Alodel of 1842, Rifled Cavalry Musketoon, cal. .69

Percussion. Stamped on the lock "1848" "SPRINGFIELD""U. S." and an "^. Has ramrod held to a stud on under

side of barrel bv a brass chain to prevent loss when loading on

horseback. Brass-mounted. Long swivel-bar, with ring,

extending from rear band to rear screw of side plate. Leaf-

sight. Brass sight on front strap of end band.

Note.—A rare arm. Seen in very few collections.

346 German Breech-loading Rifle, cal. .42 Percussion. Paper cart-

ridge. Lock is on under side of barrel. Bolt action. Relic of

Franco-Prussian War.

347 "Whaling Gun," cal. .88 Percussion. Brass-mounted. Shoots

lances and harpoons. From the old whaling vessel "NewEngland," which sailed from New London, Conn., on many

whaling voyages, 1841-1860.

348 Brown Whaling Gun, cal. 1.5 Percussion. Brass barrel and

stock. Weight, 36 lbs. Made for Robert Brown, New Lon-don, Conn., by Alberston, Douglas & Co., New London, 1845.

Formerly owned by Captain Horace Champlin, East Lyme,

Conn., who sailed "whaling" out of New London.

349 "Brand" W'haling Gun, cal. 1.25 Percussion. Iron barrel and

skeleton stock. Shoots bomb, lance or harpoon. Made by

Brand Arms Co., Norwich, Conn., in 1850.

349A Bomb Lance, which explodes after being shot from whaling gun.

Belongs to the gun described above.

350 Model of 1842, United States Smooth-bore "Musketoon" (with bay-

onet), cal. .69 Percussion. Stamped on the lock "1847"

"SPRINGFIELD" "U. S." and an ^ . Made at the Spring-

field Armory in 1847.

Note.—The manufacture of Musketoons was discontinued in

1855-

93



U N I T ED S r A T E S C A R T RIDGE CO.

351 Model of 1855. United Slates Rifle (with saber bayonet), cal. .58

Percussion. Patch-box. Made at Harper's Ferry Armory in

i860. Civil War relic, Federal Army.

Note.—Patch-box was added to musket of this model in

1859.

352

353

354

355

.' " Double-barrel Rifle and Shot-o-nn ; rifle cal

cal. .70 Percussion. Laminated barrels.

35, shot-

Marked,

"Richard

gun edi. ./

"RICHARDS, LONDON, ENGLAND."Lawrence Breech-loading Rifle, cal. .52 Percussion. Paper cart-

ridge. Richard S. Lawrence's patent. No. 8637, Jan. 6th, 1852.

Marked, "R. S. LAWRENCE. HARTFORD, CONN."

Rowe's Breech-loading Rifled Carbine, cal. .52 Percussion.Paper cartridge. A. H. Rowe's patent. No. 42,227, April 5.

1864. This patent proved to be an infringement of Richard S.

Lawrence's patent. No. 8637, Jan. 6th, 1852, and was turned

over to Lawrence. Marked, "A. H. ROWE. HARTFORD.CONN., 1864." The barrel rotates to the right. Has two

triggers, one for cocking and the other for firing; the hammer is

out of sight.

Cane Gun, cal. .60 Percussion. Hammer underneath barrel.

Brass barrel, leather-covered. Has an extra handle, which

screws onto the barrel wdien used as a cane.

STATEMENT OF ORDNANCE PURCHASED IN EUROPE.

Year.




ARMS ADOPTED BY FOREIGNUSE 1898.

COUNTRIES AND IN

Country.




Case No. 26.

Flint-lock Fowling-pieces ; Wall-pieces.

356 Flint-lock Fowling-piece, cal. .70 Brass-mounted. Used at NewLondon in 178 1.

357 German Flint-lock AL L. Rifle, cal. .75 AA^all-piece, very heavy.

Sights on it for 800, 1200 and 1800 yards. Has hair trigger.

Butt of stock cut away to rest it on shoulder when fired.

Marked, "CRAUSIN, HERZBURG, GERMANY, 1818."

358 Dutch Flint-lock M. L. Gun, cal. .80 Brass-mounted. Made in

Holland in the sixteenth century and brought to this country

by some of the first settlers, who settled on North River, near

Albany, N. Y.

359 Swivel Breech-loading Gun, cal. i. Percussion. Paper cartridge.

Stamped on the lock, "M. R. de Charleville ;" on the barrel,

"1832." Alade at Liege, Belgium.

360 Dutch Flint-lock Wall-piece, cal. .96 It has a spur on the barrel

near the muzzle. This is used for catching it on the outer wall

or edge of the porthole to check the recoil when the gun is fired.

From an old fort in Amsterdam, Holland.

361 French r.hQyf^Iei/tiL— Flint-lock. Smooth-bore Musket, cal. .70

Engraved on the end of the lock, in rear of cock, in large letters,

"LT.S." On the barrel stamped "1763." Nearly twelve inches

of the barrel cut ofT, leaving only two bands. Left side of the

butt has the so-called "cheek place," allowing face to lie close

to the stock. Fought with in the Revolutionary War by John

Mayer, Somerset County, N. J., who was commissioned as

commissary (Jet. ist, 1778. This gun and the English "Brown

Bess" were the principal arms used by the Americans in the

Revolution.

97



COLLECTION OF F I RE-A R M S

Case No. 27.

Flixt-lock Fowling-pieces.

362 Percussion Fowling-piece, cal. .69 Brass-mounted. Half-stocked.

Rib under thel^arrel. Marked, "LITTLE & PINKHAM."

363 Flint-lock Fowling-piece, cal. .70 Marked, "L ADAMS."

Stamped on the barrel, "L. H." and "1827." Brass-mounted.

364 Flint-lock Fowling-piece, cal. .70 Brass-mounted. No name on

the lock. Was fought with in War of 1812 at Stonington.

365 Flint-lock Fowling-piece, cal. .70 Engraved on the lock, "1756."

Barrel ornamented with brass. Brass-mounted. An elegant

arm.

366 Belgian Flint-lock Smooth-bore Musket, cal. .64 Stock painted

red. Made at Liege, Belgium, for the Egyptian trade.

367 English Flint-lock Fowling-piece, cal. .70 Marked, "J. T. TAR-

RANT" "LONDON." Brass-mounted.

368 Flint-lock Fow4ing-piece, cal. .70 Brass-mounted. LTsed in the

Revolutionary War. From Brooklyn, Conn.

369 Flint-lock Fowling-piece, cal. .70 ^Marked, "A. W. SPIES."

Brass-mounted. Model of the Kentucky rifle. Beautiful

maple stock.

99




CaseNo. 28.

Flint-lock Fowling-pieces, Single and Double Barrel.

370 Single-barrel. Percussion Fowling-piece, cal. .70 Brass-mounted.

One of the first models of the percussion-lock.

371 English Double-barrel. Flint-lock Fowling-piece, cal. .60 ]\Iarked,

"HARRIS," London. The barrels are finely made and inlaid

with gold. Stock has been broken and repaired. Originally a

pair of these double-barrel guns belonged to a gentleman in

Berwick. England. The mate of this one was presented to the

Berwick Museum, England. A>ry old. From George Hart,

Pilgrim Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England.

372 English Double-barrel, Flint-lock Fowling-piece, cal. .60 Stock is

inlaid with silver. Silver-mounted. ^larked, "KETLAND,

LONDON."

373 Single-barrel, Flint-lock Fowling-piece, cal. .70 Engraved on the

lock, "R. E. A." Brass-mounted.

374 English Double-barrel Shot-gun, cal. .70 Marked on the barrels,

"A. H." Damascus twist. Finely made gun of its day. For-

merly owned by Mr. Rufus King, Hartford, Conn.

375 Double-barrel Shot-gun, cal. .64 Percussion. Finely engraved.

Twist, Damascus. Maker's name. "F. NOWAK." "PRAGLJE,"

in gold letters, inlaid in the top between the barrels. Iron-

mounted.

376 English Double-barrel, Flint-lock, Smooth-bore Fowling-piece, cal.

.60Brass-mounted.

This gun was purchased in Georgia in

1817 by ]\Ir. Abraham Foot, and remained in his family until

purchased of his daughter, Mrs. Vining, in 1893.

377 Belgian Double-barrel. Flint-lock Fowling-piece, cal. .60 Barrels

finelv engraved. Carved stock. Made in Liege. Belgium.

ARMS SOLD TO STATES BY THE U. S. GOX'ERXMEXT.

Date To Number.

May .3, 1808 Georgia 4000

May 16, 1809 Maryland 4000

Feb. 16, 1810 Georgia 4000

Aug. 4, 1810 Maryland 1200

Oct. I, 181 Maryland 1200

June 10, 1812 Maryland 1200

Aug. 5, 1812 Delaware 150

Sept. I, 1812 Delaware 500

lOI



a>



U X I T F. D ST.lTIiS C A K T K I D C ! CO.

385 Three-barrel (inn. 'I'wo l)arrels ritled, cal. .38 ; ()ne-l)arrel shot-gnn,

cal. .70 The two ritle Imrrels side l)y side al)()\"e. with two

hammers on top; shot l)arrel between and nnderneatli, with

liamnu'r nnderneath all three. Percnssion.

386 John Ih-own's Breech-loading Ritle, cal. .38 I'ercnssion. Paper

cartrids^-e. Octag;on barrel. Beantifnll\- ])olished. black wal-

nut stock, with fancy patch-box. Xo maker's name or nnmber

on the ritle to show who made it, or where it was made. This

ririe was made expressly for Jolm Brown, who did not care to

ha\e any maker's name on it. Brown carried it on his Kansas

cam])ai.<>-n. It was afterwards presented to Charles Blair of

Collinsville, Conn. Prown called at his home on the third day

of Jnne, 1859, and presented him with this rifle. Made bv

Maynard (inn Co., Chicopee Falls, Alass., 1856.

387 Sixteenth (."entury (lerman Air-yun. cal. .38 The l)arrel is lined

with brass. In the stock at the butt is a bellows, with machin-

ery arranged to compress the air; operated with a crank or key.

One of the earliest air-guns made. The manufacture of these

gmis was forbidden. The flrst imprcnement in this gun was

an air-]mmp for com]:)ressing the air, in the seventeenth cen-tury.

COMl'ARATl\h: EXPENSE OF .AIAXUFACTrRIX(; A ML'SKET.

IN 1817.

Cost at Springfield Armory $13.56

Cost at Harper's Ferry Armory 14-25

Average cost, $i3-90

Contract price, 14.00

1 N I S_' I .

Cost at Springfield Armory $12.06

Cost at Harper's Ferry Armory '--97

.Average cost

.

$12.51

Difference. iSijand i8ji, i .39

Average cost estimated lor uSjj $1 j.oo

Contract price to be 12.oo

104




SYSTE^IS USED BY FOREIGN COUNTRIES IN 1880.

The table following: shows what countries had adopted the various

breech-loading- systems in 1880.

It is noticeable that when a foreig-n country overcame national preju-

dice and adopted a system not their own, it was invariably one of Ameri-

can invention:

System.



M



COLLECTION OF F I R L-A R M S

Case No. 30.

Foreign Flixt-lock Guxs, etc.

388 ]\Iodel of 1763. French Flint-lock. Smooth-bore Musket, cal. .75

Engraved in script on the lock. "Manufure De Charleville."

In 1795 this musket, the highest type of its kind in Europe, was

selected as the model for the first arms made by the govern-

ment at the Springfield Armory. This specimen was fought

with by Paul Davidson of Hebron, Conn., in the Revolution.

389 Flint-lock, Smooth-bore Musket, cal. .69 Three brass bands, and

brass-mounted. Stamped on the lock is the maker's name,

"E. W. SPIES."

390 Austrian Flint-lock Musket, cal. .75 Has long, heavy bayonet.

On the lock is a safety-catch in rear of hammer.

391 Dutch Flint-lock Musket, cal. .70 Has four brass bands, and is

brass-mounted. Made by TOME, Amsterdam, Holland.

Engraved on plate, "W.L.I. Fund."

392 Model of 1822, United States Smooth-bore Musket. Flint-lock,

altered to Percussion. Made for the United States governmentby W. L. Evans, VALLEY FORGE. On the stock is cut

"H. A. SHAW, 79^h "

393 Lindsay's Repeating Rifle, cal. .58 Percussion. Two locks, two

hammers, one trigger and one barrel. Bullet of first cartridge

acts as a breech for the second cartridge. Proved a failure.

Only a few made at Springfield Armory in i860. Civil War

relic used in Confederate Army.

394Minie Musket (with bayonet), cal. .69 Made at the Springfield

Armory (1842). Altered to percussion in 1854.

395 German Flint-lock Musket (with bayonet), cal. .70 Three brass

bands, and l^rass-mounted. Heavy, square-shaped butt-plate.

In 1841-42 the number of private armories in the country employed

by contract was seven.

E. Pomeroy, Pittsfield, Mass.. manufacturing yearly 1200 muskets.

E. Whitney. Whitneyville. Conn., " " 1500

N. Starr. Middletown, " " " 1200 rifles.

H. Derringer, Philadelphia. Penn.. " " 1200

A. Waters, Millbury. Mass.. " " 3000 pistols.

R. Johnson. Middletown, Conn., " " 3000

S. North. Middletown, " " " 2000 Hall's carbines.

Total small arms. 13,100

107



nA

Q

^

t>




Case No. 31.

Modern United States Guns. Modern Magazine Guns Used in

Foreign Countries.

396 Model of 1893, ^lannlicher (with knife bayonet), cal. 6.5 mm.

(.256 inches.) Roumania. Like the German gun, has a maga-

zine with a sliding and turning bolt. The follower is simply a

lever with no swinging leaf, and the magazine has no cut-ofif.

397 Model of 1895, Mannlicher Rifle (with knife bayonet), cal. 8. mm.

(.315 inches.) Austria. A magazine gun. The bolt is oper-

ated by a simple forward and back motion of the hand. Mag-azine is under the receiver. To fill it the bolt is drawn back.

Cartridges can not be inserted one at a time into the magazine.

398 Model of 1890, Mannlicher Rifle (with knife bayonet), cal. 8. mm.

(.315 inches.) Germany. A magazine gun. The follower is

simply a lever with no swinging leaf, and the magazine has no

cut-off. The bolt differs but little from the bolt of the old

Mauser system. The head of the bolt does not turn.

399 Model of 1890. Lee Magazine Rifle (with knife bayonet), cal. .45

A bolt gun. with an opening the length of a cartridge in the

bottom of the receiver, just in rear of the barrel. Has

detachable magazine inserted from below. Has cut-off, and

can be fired as a single loader.

400 Model of 1890, Mannlicher-Schonauer Rifle (with knife bayonet),

cal. 6.5 mm. (.256 inches.) Portugal. A magazine gun, sim-

ilar to the arm adopted by Roumania. Has a strip-off clip,

using rimless cartridges, the magazine being flush with stock.

401 Model of 1883, Winchester (with bayonet), cal. .45 A repeater

having three motions (as a single-loader has four). Fired bya center lock, the firing pin passing through the bolt. The

magazine is charged through a hole in the side of the stock.

Depressing the lever draws back the bolt and cocks the gun.

402 Model of 1890, Mauser (with saber bayonet), cal. 7.65 mm. (.301

inches.) Turkey. A bolt-gun. having magazine fixed under

receiver, filled by passing cartridges through the receiver from

loading-clip. Follower is practically of the ^lannlicher type.

403 United States :\Iodel of 1873. Breech-loading Rifled Alusket, cal. .45

In 1872 this arm. known as "Springfield. Xo. 99." was selected

from among over one hundred systems, tested to obtain a new

breech-loading arm. This arm is similar to Model of 1870 in

appearance. The caliber is reduced from .50 to .45 Barrel is

steel instead of iron, as in early models. With numerous

changes this arm continued in use until 1892, when the modi-

fied "Krag" was adopted and the caliber reduced to .30

109



COOa\M

o1-1

wQO




U. S. Model of 1903.

Magazine Rifle, cal. .30 This arm, to be issued to all government

troops, diiTers in many ways from all models heretofore fabricated. The

entire barrel is encased in wood, the front sight excepted. There are 90

componentparts to the gun (Model of

1795had about

35).Compared

with the old flint-lock musket, which, in the hands of a "well-disciplined"

soldier, could be fired three times a minute, this new rifle has been fired

2T, times a minute as a single-loader (aimed shots), and 25 times a minute

(aimed shots) as a magazine arm; without aiming, 27 shots as a single-

loader, and 35 using magazine fire, a minute. When used as a magazine

gun, it is loaded with "clips," which hold five cartridges each. The

operating parts are the Bolt Mechanism and Magazine Mechanism. The

bolt moves backward and forward and rotates in the well of the receiver,

carries a cartridge either from the magazine, or one placed by hand in

front of it, into the chamber and supports its head when fired. Pushing

the bolt forward after charging the magazine ejects the "clip," which may

be noticed when in position is vertical. A "cut-ofT" having a thumb-

piece, which when turned down shows "OFF," converts the gun into a

single-shooter. \\'hen turned up, the word "ON" indicates the arm is

ready to be loaded from the magazine. Has front and rear sights, and

rod bayonet. Upper band has stacking swivel ; is held by a screw.

Lower band, having swivel held by a band spring. Butt swivel plate

and swivel. The bolt in this gun may be removed in a second, and

thrown away, rendering the arm unserviceable. Total length of gun

43.43 inches. Weight, 8.937 pounds.

1 1




Case No. 40.

Match-lock, Wheel-lock, Snaphaunce-lock and Flint-lock Plstols.

451 Seventeenth Century, Moorish FHnt-lock Pistol, cal. .yo Barrel

slightly bell muzzle. Brass-mounted.

452 Seventeenth Century, Turkish Flint-lock Pistol, cal. .60 Iron-

mounted. A rare old piece. From Constantinople.

453 French Flint-lock Horse Pistol, cal. .70 Trigger-guard bow gone.

Brass-mounted. Wood ramrod. Marked, "LE PAGE MOU-

TIER, PARIS," a celebrated gunmaker, about 1665 to 1685,

during the reign of Louis XI\''.

454 Seventeenth Century, Turkish Flint-lock Pistol, cal. .50 Lock

inlaid with gold. Silver bands, and silver crescent on" the butt

of stock. From Diarbekir, Turkey.

455 Seventeenth Century, Flint-lock Bell-muzzle Pistol, cal. i^ inches.

Half octagon barrel. Lock and barrel finely inlaid with gold.

From Erzeroum, Turkey, on river Euphrates, about 700 miles

east of Constantinople, and formerly belonged to a chief or

"bey."456 I Pair Seventeenth Century, Flint-lock Bell-muzzle Pistols, cal. i^

457 f inches. Barrels inlaid with gold. Silver-mounted. Carved

stock. From Kemach, Asiatic Turkey.

458 Double-barrel Flint-lock Pistol, cal. .60 Carved mahogany stock,

the butt representing a head. Very old and rare.

459 English Double-barrel, Flint-lock Pistol, cal. .54 Marked,

""TWIGGS, LONDON." A rare specimen.

460 Russian Flint-lock Pistol, cal. at the muzzle i^ x i inch; so-called

"oval bore." Brass-mounted. Initial of maker's name inlaid

in gold ; also a crown stamped on the barrel. Very old ; rare

arm. Purchased in Moscow, Russia.

461 Seventeenth Century, Turkish Flint-lock Pistol, cal. .50 Barrel

and stock inlaid with silver. From Constantinople.

462 Flint-lock Pistol, cal. .42 Made by Armstrong, Philadelphia, Pa.

463 Foreign Flint-lock Pistol, cal. .42 Brass-mounted. Mahogany

stock. Engraved on the lock "A. ANSBACH." Inlaid with

gold in the top of barrel, "I. M. HAMAN."464 I

Pair Eighteenth Century, English Flint-lock Pistols, cal. .50 Can-

465 I non-shaped barrels. Silver-mounted. Made in London, Eng.

466 Sixteenth Century, Japanese Match-lock Pistol, cal. .75 Bronze

barrel inlaid with gold. Ebony stock, beautifully silver-

mounted. A very choice specimen. From Japan.

I I ^



U X I T li D S T A T E S C A R T R I D G E C O .

467) Pair Scxcnlecnth Century Whccl-kjck Pistols, cal. .50 Iron-

468I mounted. A rare pair, showing the first improvement in fire-

arms after the match-lock. First used about 1540. From

Athens. (Ireece. Xo. 468 shows the arm cocked.

460 1Fair Sixteenth Century Snaphaunce-lock Pistols, cal. .60 Pecu-

470)

liarly shaped stocks, covered with ornamental brass, and finely

inlaid with silver. From Constantinople.

471 \ Pair Turkish Flint-lock Pistols, cal. .70 Large size. Silver bands,

472 \ otherwise iron-mounted. Very finely engraved. On the bar-

rels is inlaid in gold "CONVNIO." From Constantinople.

473 / Pair Sexenteenth Century, Turkish Flint-lock Pistols, cal. .60

474^

Solid silver-mounted. From Diarbekir, Turkey.475 Seventeenth Century, Turkish Flint-lock Pistol, cal. .50 Brass bar-

rel and butt-plate finely embossed. Brass lock-plate. Side-

plate embossed with coat-of-arms. Stock inlaid with silver

star, crescent, etc. From Harpoot, south of Erzeroum, on the

river Euphrates, Turkey.

476 English Flint-lock Pistol, cal. .50 Octagon barrel. Marked. 'AV.

MILLS, LONDON."

477 Flint-lock Pistol, cal. .50 All steel. Finely engraved. To the

cock has been brazed the head of a percussion hammer, which

fires a cap placed on a cone, or nipple, which has been brazed

into the top of the barrel. Pistol is both Flint-lock and Percus-

sion.

Note.—This pistol, seen only in a few collections, is known

as the "Highlander," a class which is all by itself. This

weai)on, no doubt, evolved from the German steel "dag."

Many "Highlanders" were to be found in European armies.

The earliest specimens, seen only in the largest collections in

foreign countries, are all steel, as is the one here exhibited.

Three patterns were made. The first made has a heart-shaped

butt and "snaphaunce" lock. Later the butt was fashioned

claw-shaj^e (see illustration) . having a fiint-lock. The latest

of these pistols has a round butt.

478 .Seventeenth Century Flint-lock Pistol, cal. .60 Silver-mounted.

\'ery old. From Aladagascar.

479 English l-'liul-lock Horse I'istol. cal. .60 Has an arm called a

"belt-hook" oil the stock oi)posite the lock. Brass-mounted.

Engr,' ! on the lock. "TOWER" in rear of cock; and under

the ^, tlie letters GR. and tlie "^-S-.

480 11,'air English Flint-lock Dragoon Pistols, cal. .70 Large, heavy

481 J arms, Ijrass-mounted.

114




482

483

4841

485/

486 1

487 (

English Flint-lock Horse Pistol, cal. .60 Octagon barrel, safety-

slide on cock. Iron-mounted. Carved stock. Engraved on

the lock,

"SOUTHALL;"on the barrel, "LONDON."

English Flint-lock Horse Pistol, cal. .64 Octagon barrel. Iron-

mounted. Carved stock. Marked, "JOVER, LONDON."

Pair English, Heavy Flint-lock Horse Pistols, cal. .60 Heavy.

Brass-mounted. From London.

Pair English Flint-lock Horse Pistols, cal. .60 Brass-mounted.

Carved mahogany stocks. Engraved on the locks, "SMITH."

A table showing the diameters, in thousandths of an inch, of gun-barrels

and of the leaden balls corresponding to the several gauge numbers.




Case No. 41.

t^'t TVT- L'^rv Pistils.

490 \ Pair English Flint-lock Horse Pistols, cal. .56 Brass barrels,

491 i brass-mounted. The original lock of one has been replaced by

one made by''Goulcher." Marked, "KETLAND

&CO.,

LONDON." Formerly owned by Col. William H. Maxwell

of the English Army in 1789.

492 English Flint-lock Horse Pistol, cal. .56 Brass barrel and

mounted. Engraved on lock, "RICHARDS." Fought with in

the Revolutionary War by Timothy 3\Iather, Windsor, Conn.

493 "Sharpe" Flint-lock Horse Pistol, cal. .58 Brass barrel and

mounted. Stamped on the barrel, "ENTRx\ SHARPE

PROOF" ; on the lock, "SHARPE."

494 Seventeenth Century, Flint-lock Horse Pistol, cal. .50 Brass

barrel, stamped "BRISTOL." Engraved on the lock, "GAB-

BITAS." **

495 English Horse Pistol, cal. .60 Percussion. Brass barrel and

mounted. Marked, "HOPKINS, LONDON, ENGLAND."

From battle-field of Chester Station, Va., May loth, 1864.

496 English Horse Pistol, cal. .70 Flint-lock altered to Percussion.

Brass barrel and mounted. Marked, "KETLAND, ENG."

Formerly owned by Col. William H. Maxwell, EnglishArmy, 1789.

497 ) Pair English Flint-lock Horse Pistols, cal. .64 Round barrels.

498 \ Brass-mounted. Marked, "KETLAND & CO., LONDON."

499 ] Pair English Flint-lock Horse Pistols, cal. .60 Half octagon bar-

500 ) rels. Iron-mounted. Marked, "W. KETLAND & CO.,

LONDON."

501 English Flint-lock Horse Pistol, cal. .64 Octagon barrel. Iron-

mounted. Marked, "JOSH KEELEY, LONDON."

502 English Flint-lock Horse Pistol, cal. .50 Brass-mounted.

Marked, "KETLAND & CO., LONDON."

503 German Flint-lock Horse Pistol, cal. .50 Brass-mounted.

504 Belgian Flint-lock Pistol, cal. .75 Half octagon barrel. Brass-

mounted. \'ery old. Proof-mark @.

117



505

UNITED STATES C A RT Rl P C E CO .

"Derringer" Pistol, cal. .38 Percussion. Finely engraved. Octa-

gon barrel. German-silver mounted. Marked, "DERRIN-

GER. PHILADELPHIA, PA." From the battle-field of Cold

Harbor, Va.. June ist. 1864.

510 French Double-barrel Horse Pistol, cal. .50 Percussion. One

barrel over the other (superposed). Found on the battle-field

of New Market Road, Va.. Oct. 7th, 1864.

511 German Pistol, cal. .50 Percussion, with a safety-guard. Brass-

mounted. From the battle-field of Chester Station, Va., May

loth, 1864.

512 (Pair Belgian Flint-lock Pistols, cal. .70 Brass-mounted. Stamped

513 f on the butt-plate, "Co. G. 1863." Made at Liege, Belgium,

Proof-marked ©. LIsed in the Confederate Army during the

Civil War. From Richmond, Va.

514 f Pair English Dueling Pistols, cal. .66 Percussion. Swivel ram-5^5) rods. Carved mahogany stocks. Marked, "FIELD, TOWER

HILL, LONDON."516 I Pair Dueling Pistols, cal. .50 Percussion. Rifled. Octagon bar-

5^7 J rels. Locks and mountings beautifully inlaid with gold.

Carved stocks.

518 /Pair Rifled Dueling Pistols, cal. .56 Percussion. Octagon bar-

519\ rels. Stamped on the locks. "DUPE." From Petersburg, Va.

520 German Pistol, cal. .45 Percussion. From battle-field of DeepBottom, Va., Aug. 14th, 1864.

521 English Rifled Dueling Pistol, cal. .50 Percussion. Iron-

mounted. Finely engraved, with safety-slide. Marked, "J.

PURDY, OXFORD STREET, LONDON, ENGLAND."522 (ierman Pistol, cal. .50 Percussion. From battle-field near Fort

Wagner, S. C, July nth, 1863.

118




The ^'Allen/'

This famous pistol, known as the "Pepper Box," a favorite weapon

with the forty-niners, and the only gun Mark Twain had with him when

treed by the bufifalo, was first manufactured by Ethan Allen, a pioneer in

the fire-arms industry. Boni in Bellingham, Mass., in 1810, he first

manufactured fire-arms in 1832 at North Grafton, Mass. (The Lambert

Cane Gun invented by Dr. Lambert of LTpton, Mass.) In 1834 Allen

made the saw-handle target rifled pistol, and invented the self-cocking,

or double-action, revolver. About this time he took in as partners his

brothers-in-law, Charles T. Thurber and Thomas P. Wheelock, and the

name of the firm became Allen, Thurber & Co. In the fall of 1842 they

moved to Norwich, Conn. Remaining there until 1847, they again

moved to W^orcester, Mass. In 1857 INIr. Thurber retired and the firm

name was changed to Allen & Wheelock. Mr. AA'heelock died in 1863.

In 1865 Messrs. H. C. Wadsworth and Sullivan Forehand, sons-in-law,

wereadmitted into the firm,

andthe

name changedto

Ethan Allen & Co.Lender this name the business continued until 1873, when, Mr. Allen

having died in 1871, the name was again changed to Forehand & Wads-

worth. In 1883 Mr. Wadsworth retired. The name remained

unchanged, however, until November, 1890, when the firm became

incorporated as the Forehand Arms Co.

In 1852 Frederick Allen, Andrew J. Brown and John Luther were

manufacturers of musket and rifle barrels in Worcester. The business

soon passed into the hands of Mr. Luther. Mr. Paul Allen, formerly in

the employ of E. Allen, was superintendent of Luther's factory.

Employed among others were Horace Smith and D. B. Wesson, expert

workmen, also Alexander Stocking, who later made the single-action

Pepper Box, having the hammer with a projection for cocking. Luther

fitted up a private room for Smith & Wesson, and Smith invented a

repeating rifle.

Ethan Allen invented and built the first set of machinery in the

world for manufacturing metallic cartridges. This branch was carried

on extensively by him from i860 to 1872, when it iiyas sold to Gen. Benj.F. Butler, of Civil War fame. President of the l^ited States Cartridge

Co. at that time. ""^s..

119




Case No.42

Re\'olving Pistols (Pepper Boxes), Sin(;le, Doup.le, Three and

Four Barrel Pistols; "Kxife Pistols ;

" Brass-parrel

Pistols, Etc.

523 "Allen" Single-barrel Pistol, cal. .31 Percussion. Double-action

(self-cocking). Ethan Allen's patent, No. 3998, April i6th,

1845. Marked, "ALLEN, THURBER & CO., WORCES-

TER, MASS." (1847-1856.)524 Three-shot Revolving Pistol (Pepper Box), cal. .31 Percussion.

Double-action (self-cocking). Marked, "MANHATTANF. A. ^\¥G. CO., NEW YORK."

525 Four-shot Revolving Pistol (Pepper Box), cal. .31 Percussion.

Double-action. E. Allen's patent. No. 3998, April i6th, 1845.

Marked, "ALLEN & WHEELOCK, NORWICH, CONN."

(1845O

526 Five-shot Revolving Pistol (Pepper Box), cal. .38 Percussion.

Double-action. E. Allen's patent, No. 3998, April i6th, 1845.

Marked, "ALLEN, THURBER & CO., WORCESTER,MASS."

527 Five-shot Revolving Pistol (Pepper Box), cal. .31 Percussion.


Marked, "ALLEN & WHEELOCK, WORCESTER, MASS."

528 Six-shot Revolving Pistol (Pepper Box), cal. .31 Percussion.


Marked, "ALLEN & WHEELOCK, WORCESTER, MASS."529 Eight-shot Revolving Pistol (Pepper Box), cal. .38 Percussion.

Double-action. Revolves to the left. English manufacture.

From the battle-field of Fort Wagner, S. C, July nth, 1863.

530 Ten-shot Revolving Pistol (Pepper Box), cal. .31 Percussion.

Double-action. Hammer inside. From the battle-field of

Deep Bottom, Va., Aug. 14th, 1864.

531 Five-shot Pistol (Pepper Box), cal. .28 Percussion. Finely

engraved. Double-action. Ring trigger. Breaks downto

cap. Revolving hammer inside. G. Leonard, Jr.'s, patent. No.

6723, Sept. i8th, 1849. Marked, -ROBBINS & LAWRENCE,WINDSOR, VT."

532 Six-shot Revolving Pistol (Pepper Box), cal. .31 Percussion.

Double-action. Hammer inside. From the battle-field of Ber-

muda Hundred, Va., -May, 1865.

I 21



U X J T E D S T A T /:" .V C . / A' 7' A' / /' C E CO.

533 Six-shot Rovolviiii^ Pistol (Pepper P)Ox), cal. .38 Percussion.

Dou1)lc-action. From Charleston, S. C.

534Six-l)arrel IvexoKini:;: Pistol (Pepper

Box),cal.

.38 Percussion.Six separate barrels' brazed together. Double-action. Ham-

mer inside. Revolves to the left. Made by Laport Irmaos,

Rio de Janeiro. Stamped on the grip, "AL\RIETTE BRE-

VETTE."

535 Six-shot IJreech-loading Revolving" Pistol (Pepper Box), cal. .22

Metallic cartridge, rim fire. "Knuckle" revolver; also called

"Knuckle duster."J. Reed's patent, No. 51,752, Dec. 26th,

1865. Heavy brass frame, engraved "My Friend."

536 Four-shot Pistol (Pepper Box), "Sharps' Celebrated Four-shooter,"

a Four-barrel, Breech-loading Pistol, cal. .32 Metallic cart-

ridge (short or long), rim fire. 3j-inch steel barrel, well

rifled and sighted. Rosewood handles. Case-hardened frame.

C. Sharps' patent. No. 22,753, Jan. 25th, 1859. Marked,

"SHARPS' ARMS CO., PHILADELPHIA, PA."

537 Four-shot Pistol (Pepper Box), as described above. Larger size.

538 Wesson Double-barrel Pistol, cal. .38 Metallic cartridge, rim

fire. Barrels superposed. Dirk-knife in the center. F. Wes-

son's patent. No. 92,918, July 20th, 1869. Marked, "F. WES-SON, WORCESTER, MASS."

539 W heeler Double-barrel Pistol, cals. .22 and .32 Metallic cart-

ridges, rim fire. Superposed barrels, turning half round to

fire. Henry F. Wheeler's patent. No. 55.752, June 19th, 1866.

Marked, "AMERICAN ARMS CO., BOSTON, MASS."

540 Marston Three-barrel Pistol. Barrels one over the other, called

"Up-and-down" Pistol, cal. .38 Metallic cartridge, rim fire

Has an indicator showing which barrels have been fired.

W. W. Marston's patent. No. 17,386, May 26th, 1857; improved

1864. Marked, "WILLIAM W. MARSTON, NEW YORK."

541 Lafaucheux Six-shot Revolving Pistol (Pepper Box), cal. .22

Metallic cartridge, pin fire; double action. Marked, "LA-

FAUCHEUX ARMS CO., PARIS."

542 Six-shot Revolving Pistol (Pepper Box), cal. .22 Metallic cart-

ridge, rim fire. Marked, "BACON ARMS CO., NORWICH,CONN."

543 Eight-shot Revolving Pistol ( Pe])])er Box), cal. .22 Metallic cart-

ridge, rim fire.J. Rupertus' i)atent. No. 43,606, July 19th,

- 1864. Marked, "RUPERTUS PATENT PISTOL MFG.

CO., PHILADELPHIA, PA."

122




C44 Percussion Pistol, cal. .36 Half octagon barrel. Flat-top hammer.

Marked, "MANHATTAN FIRE-ARMS CO., NEW YORK."

545 Percussion Pistol, cal. .38 Half octagon barrel. Flat-top hammer.

Marked, "WASHINGTON ARMS CO." From the battle-

field of James Island, S. C, July i6th, 1863.

546 Percussion Pistol, cal. .36 Half octagon barrel, extra long.

Marked, "ALLEN & THURBER, NORTH GRAFTON,

MASS." (1837-1842.) From the battle-field of Winchester,

Va., June, 1863.

547 Double-barrel Flint-lock Pistol, cal. .42 Brass barrels, one over

the other (superposed). Revolving pan, turning one-quarter

round to prime second barrel.

548 Double-barrel Flint-lock Pistol, cal. .45 Superposed barrels.

Pans turn one-quarter round to prime second barrel.

549 Double-barrel Pistol, cal. .38 Percussion. From the battle-field

of Cold Harbor, Va., June, 1864.

550 Double-barrel Pistol, cal. .38 Percussion, in fine order. From

battle-field of Seven Pines, near Richmond, Va.

551 Double-barrel Pistol, cal. .38 Percussion. Picked up on the

battle-field of Petersburg, Va., 1865.

552 Double-barrel Pistol cal. .38 Percussion. Carved stock. Found

on the battle-field of James Island, S. C, June 14th, 1862.

553 Double-barrel Pistol, cal. .38 Percussion. It has but one trigger,

shoots one or both barrels at the same time. Found on the

battle-field at Chester Station, Va., May 10, 1864.

554 Double-barrel Pistol, cal. .38 Percussion. From battle-field of

Gaines' Mills, Va., June, 1862.

555 "New Orleans" Pistol, cal. .50 Percussion. Stamped on the bar-

rel, "New Orleans." From battle-field of James Island. S. C,

June nth, 1862.

556 Single-barrel Percussion Pistol, cal. .50 Engraved octagon barrel.

From the battle-field of New Market Road, Va.. Sept. 29th,

1864.

557' Grabb" Pistol, cal. .36 Percussion. Marked, "J. C. GRABB."

From the battle-field of Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 9th, 1864.

558 "Derringer" Pistol, cal. .41 Percussion. Silver-mounted. Marked,

"DERRINGER, PHILADELPHIA, PA."

559 } Pair Moore's Pistols (erroneously called "Derringers), cal. .32

560 y Metallic cartridge. D. Moore's patent. No. 31,473- Feb. 19th,

1861. Marked, "MOORE FIRE-ARMS CO., BROOKLYN,

N. Y."

123



UNITED STATES C A R T R I D C, E CO.

561 / T*air l^erringer Pistols, cal. .38 Percussion; silver-mounted.

562) Marked. "HENRY DERRINGER, PHILADELPHIA," for

"A. J. PLATE, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.," engraved on the

frame.

563 / T'air Cooper's Pistols, cal. .42 Rifled; percussion; silver-mounted;

564 ^ stocks ornamented with silver; stamped, "J. COOPER."

565 "Derringer" Pistol, cal. .44 Percussion ; silver-mounted. Marked,

"DERRINGER, PHILADELPHIA, PA."

566 "Denitiger" Pistol, cal. .52 Percussion. Marked, "DERRIN-

GER, PHILADELPHIA, PA." From the battle-field of

New IMarket, Va., May 15th, 1864.

567 "Derringer" Pistol, cal. .42 Percussion. ^Marked. "DERRIN-

GER. PHILADELPHIA, PA." From the battle-field of

Front Royal, Va., Sept. 21st, 1864.

568 "Derringer" Pistol, cal. .38 Percussion. Marked, "DERRIN-

GER, PHILADELPHIA, PA." From the battle-field of

Winchester, Va., Aug. 16, 1864.

569 1 Pair I )ueling Pistols, cal. .50 Percussion. Laminated rifle barrels,

570 j silver-mounted; mahogany stocks ;finely engraved frame.

571 \ Pair Sharpe Pocket Pistols, cal. .38 Percussion, rifled. ]\Iarked,

572 ( "SHARPE, LONDON."

573 / Pair English Flint-lock Pistols, cal. .50 Octagon barrels ; carved

574 \ mahogany stocks ; safety-catch on hammers. Engraved on the

locks, "W. EDWARDS;" on the barrels, "DEVONPORT."

575 Belgian "Double-barrel" Pistol, cal. .2^2 Percussion. Handle sil-

ver-plated. Known as "Knife Pistol," having a knife-blade,

which opens.

576 Knife Pistol, cal. .22 ^letallic cartridge. Shell handle; has two

blades. Marked, "UNWIN& ROGERS, SHEFFIELD, ENG."

577 Lafaucheux Revolver, cal. .32 Six shots. ^letallic cartridge, rim

fire; double action; with dagger. Marked. "LAFAUCHELTXARMS CO., PARIS." From battle-field of Charles City

Road, Va., 1864.

578 Dirk-knife Pistol, cal. .22 Percussion. Double action; blade 45

inches long. Silver-plated mountings. From battle-field of

l-"redericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1863.

579 Uouble-barrel Flint-lock Pistol, cal. .50 Superposed liarrels with

dagger, released by a spring. From Moscow.

580 I )ouble-barrel Flint-lock Pistol, cal. .50 Superposed l)arrels with

, dagger, released by a spring. "Dagger Pistol." Pan turns

one-quarter round to prime second barrel. Coat-of-arms

stamped on frame.

124




581 ) Pair Williamson Percussion Pistols, cal. .38 Metallic cartridge,

582 J silver-plated. David Williamson's patent. No. 58,525, Oct. 2d,

1866. Marked, "D. WILLIAMSON, NEW YORK."Note.-—These pistols are not "Derringers." They require

different ammunition and load at the breech. Resembling the

Derringer,which is a muzzle-loading pistol and similar in shape

and size, has misled collectors.

583 / Pair Flint-lock Pistols, cal. 45 Finely engraved; mahogany stocks.

584 f Marked, "D. EGG, LONDON," gunmaker to His Royal High-

nesses the Prince of Wales, the Duke of York. etc.

585)

PairEnglish Flint-lock Pistols, cal.

.50Concealed triggers ; iron

586 ) barrels, 2^ inches long; safety-catch rear of hammer; mahog-

any stocks. Engraved on the lock, "KNUBLEY, LONDON."

587 English Flint-lock Pistol, cal. .38 Half octagon barrel ; engraved

iron stock. Made in London.

588 English Flint-lock Pistol, cal. .45 Cannon-shaped barrel ; stock

inlaid with silver. Marked, "E. NORTH, LONDON, ENG."

589 Foreign Flint-lock Pistol, cal. 38 Brass, bell-muzzle barrel.

590 } Pair English Flint-lock Pistols, cal. .50 Brass barrels, 2^ inches

591 I long; slide (safety) on the top rear of hammer; mahogany

stocks. ^larked, "P. BOND, 45 CORNHILL, LONDON,1785."

592IPair English Bell-muzzle Pistols, cal. i. Percussion. Brass bar-

593 j rels ; embossed hammers (lions' heads), carved stocks.

Marked, "BOND & CO., LONDON."

594 Pistol, cal. .38 Percussion. Brass barrel. From Petersburg, Va.

595 Pistol, Bell-muzzle, cal. i. Percussion. Brass barrel; mahogany

stock. From battle-field of Fredericksburg, Md., December,

1862.

596 Pistol, Bell-muzzle, cal. .50 Percussion. Brass barrel. From

battle-lield of Chester Court House, S. C, February, 1865.

597 Oriental Flint-lock Pistol, cal. .65 Brass barrel, three inches long;

brass mounted ; carved stock, with four medallions set in the

mountings. On the barrel is engraved 161 1. From Constan-

tinople.

598 French Pistol, cal. 32 Aletallic cartridge;

carved stock. FromCharleston, S. C.

599 French Pistol, cal. 22 Metallic cartridge, rim fire; carved stock.

From Charleston, S. C.

600 Pistol, cal. .22 Metallic cartridge. All iron. From Peters-

burg, Va.

I2q



U N I T R D S T A T E S C A l< T A' / /) (," /• C .

6oi Oriental 'Stiaphauncc" Pistol, cal. .54 Brass mounted; heavy

l)utt-])late ; finely eni^raved. Very tine arm.

Note.—The "Snaphaunce" followed the Wheel-lock, pre-

ceding the Flint-lock.

602 English Flint-lock Pistol, cal. .60 Barrel inlaid with gold; brass

mounted, carved stock.

603 German Pistol, cal. .28 Percussion. Finely engraved. From

battle-held of Peach Tree Creek, Ga., July 20th, 1864.

604 Pistol, cal. .36 Percussion. Found on the battle-field of Deep

Run, Va., August, 1864.

605 Single-barrel Pistol, cal. .22 Metallic cartridge.

606 Hopkins & Allen Pistol, cal. .32 Marked, "HOPKINS & ALLEN,

NORWICH. CONN."

607 Parker Single-barrel Pistol, cal. .36 Percussion, with safety-

catch; finely engraved. Marked. "PARKER, LONDON."

From battle-field of New Market Road, Va., October 7th. 1864.

608 Pistol, cal. .44 Percussion. From battle-field of James Island,

S. C. June 14th, 1862.

609 Kingsley Rifled Pistol, cal. .22 Made by Henry B. Kingsley in

Colt's Armory, "HARTFORD, CONN., 1865."

610 Ouinnebaug Rifle Co. Pistol, cal. .42 Percussion. Hammer

under the barrel. Marked, "QUINNEBAUG RIFLE CO.,

SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS., E. HUTCHINSON, AGENT,

BALTIMORE, MD." From Alexandria. Va.

611 Andrus & Osborn Pistol, cal. .31 Percussion. Hammer under

the barrel. Marked, "ANDRUS & OSBORN, CANTON,CONN." From Fort Wagner, S. C, July nth, 1863.

612 "Ashton" Pistol, cal. .31 Percussion. Hammer under the barrel.

Marked, "P. H. ASHTON."

613 "lenison" Pistol, cal. .31 Percussion. Hammer underneath the

barrel. Marked. "J. JENISON & CO.. SOUTHBRIDGE,MASS." Found on the battle-field. Chapin's Farm, Va., Sept.

29th, 1864.

614 "Fowler"' Percussion Pistol, cal. .38 Half octagon iron barrel,

six inches long. Stamped, "B. FOW'LER, JR., No. 646."

Presented by Mr. C. A. Fowler, Hartford, Ct., 1888. Made byhis father, who manufactured pistols in the Connecticut State

Prison, 1835-8.

615 "Confederate" Pistol, cal. .36 Percussion. Half octagon barrel,

, eight inches long; hammer underneath the barrel. Marked,

"S. SUTHERLAND, RICHMOND, \'A." Presented by

126




Mr. George W. Bryant, Farmington, Conn., Feb. 29th,

1888. Air. Bryant belonged to Co. D, ist Conn. Cav., under

General Custer, and captured this pistol from a Confederateduring the Wilson raid in 1864.

616 Quinnebaug Rifled Pistol, cal. .36 Percussion. Hammer under

the barrel ; nine-inch barrel. Marked, "QUINNEBAUGRIFLE CO., SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS." This pistol was

picked up after the battle of Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862, by J. S.

Owens, Sharpsburg, Md.

617 French Breech-loading Pistol, cal. .32 Octagon barrel; carved

stock; peculiar construction. From battle-field of Sailor's

Creek, Va., April 6th, 1865.

618 French Breech-loading Pistol, cal. .50 Metallic cartridge. Octagon

barrel ; iron-mounted ; carved mahogany stock. From Fort

Fisher, N. C, January, 1865.

PAPER AND METALLIC AMMUNITION.

Paper cartridges, also called "combustible envelope cartridges," were

made for Colt's, Remington's, Whitney's, Bacon's, and all other revolvers

using caps.

No. 31, or Cal. .31 Pocket size

No. 36, or Cal,

No. 44, or Cal.

No. 52, or Cal.

No. 58, or Cal.

No. 69, or Cal.

36 Navy size

44 Army size

52 Sharps Rifle size

58 "Springfield" Rifle size

69 U. S. Musket size

Note.—A paper cartridge, .38 cal., was also made for a Remington Navy Revolver.

METALLIC CARTRIDGES.

No. I, or Cal.

No. 30, or Cal.

No. 2, or Cal.

No. 3, or Cal.

No. 41, or Cal.

No. 44, or Cal.

No. 56, or Cal.

30

38. ,, .

41 for so-called'

' Derringer Pistols

44 for Henry and other Rifles

6 for Spencer and other Rifles

Lafaucheux Pin Cartridges, Nos. 7, 9 and 12

Balls made of lead were numbered by weight, i.e. : No. ^2 took ^2 to

weigh a pound. Other numbers were 45, 65, go, 140, igo, 225, followed in

size by No. 3 Buckshot, Turkey or Duck, BB, i, 4, 7 and ro.

I 27




Case No. 43.

Pin-fire Revolvers, Magazine Pistols, Odd Pieces, Primer-lock

Pistols, Etc.

619 Revolver, cal. .32 Double action ; six shots, pin fire ; metallic cart-

ridge ; finely engraved. From the battle-field of Petersburg,

Va., September, 1864.

620 "Lafaucheux" Revolver, cal. .35 Six shots, metallic cartridge,

pin-fire; double action. Marked, "LAFAUCHEUX ARMSCO., PARIS." Civil War relic.

621 "Lafaucheux" Navy Revolver, cal. .38 Six shots, metallic cart-

ridge, pin-fire; double action. Marked, "LAFAUCHEUXARMS CO., PARIS." Relic of Civil War.

622 Lafaucheux Army Revolver, cal. .42 Six shots, metallic cartridge,

pin-fire; double action. Marked, "LAFAUCHEUX ARMSCO., PARIS, FRANCE." Civil War relic.

Note.—Thousands were purchased by United States gov-

ernment during Civil War.

623 Lafaucheux Revolver, cal. .38 Six shots, metallic cartridge, pin-

fire ; double action. Marked, "LAFAUCHEUX ARMS CO.,

PARIS."

624 French Pin-fire Revolver, cal. .38 Ten shots. From the Phil-

ippines. A relic of the late war.

625 "Le Mat" Revolver (French Navy pattern), cal. .42 Percussion.

Nine shots. Barrel in the center fires a buckshot, cal. .66

The extremity of the hammer is made with a joint, so that it

may be turned forward to fire the chambers, or turned down

to fire the central barrel. Marked, **COl. %C /IDat, iPariS."

Made for Slidell & Beauregard, Charleston, S. C, for Confed-

erate States of America. A rare arm. Seldom found outside

of collections.

626 Double-barrel Revolver, cal. .36 Eighteen shots, pin-fire. Made

in Birmingham, Eng.

627 Kerr's Navy Revolver, cal. .36 Five shots. Percussion;paper

cartridge. Kerr's patent. Made in London, Eng. Was car-

ried in the Civil War by Silas Y. Courtney, Confederate Army.Note.—With Colt's Army "44," Kerr's revolver was the

principal pistol used by the Confederate Army in the Civil War.

628 French Army Revolver, cal. .44 Percussion. Six shots;paper

cartridge'. Hammerless. Marked, "DEVISME, PARIS."

Used in Confederate Army during Civil War.

129



U X I T II D S T A T II S C A RT R I DC E CO.

629 I'rench 1 laninicrless Pistol, cal. .58 Metallic cartridge; operated

with a lever on top, which opens the breech for the cartridge at

the same time it cocks it, and is ready for use when lever is

closed. Hammer inside. Marks on the barrel, "CBREDEGRE." Marked on the lever, "PISTOLET, ROBERTr.RE\^ETE."

630 Revolver, cal. .42 Six shots. From the battle-tield of Petersburg,

Va., June, 1864.

631 Deville Revolver, cal. .38 Six shots, metallic cartridge. Auto-

matic ; bar on the top of barrel to slide the cylinder forward to

load. Marked, "L. DEVILLE."

632 "Volcanic" Repeating Magazine Pistol, cal. .32 H. Smith & D. B.

Wesson's patent. No. 10,535, Feb. 14th, 1854. Marked,

"VOLCANIC REPEATING ARMS CO., NEW HAVEN,CONN."

633 "Volcanic" Repeating Magazine Pistol, cal. .32 H. Smith & D. B.

Wesson's patent, No. 10,535, Feb. 14th, 1854. Marked,

"SMITH & WESSON'S ARMS CO., NORWICH, CONN."

Note.—Smith & Wesson sold this patent to the Volcanic

Arms Co.

634 "Wjlcanic" Repeating Magazine Pistol, cal. .38 Large size.

H. Smith & D. B. Wesson's patent. No. 10,535, Feb. 14th, 1854.

Brass frame and mounted. Marked, "VOLCANIC REPEAT-

ING ARMS CO., NEW HAVEN, CONN."

635 "Percival" Magazine Pistol, cal. .32 Invented by Orville Perci-

val, Moodus, Conn., about 1840. Patented by Percival and

Smith, patent No. 7496, July 9th, 1850. Marked, "H. SMITH,

NORWICH, CONN., 1850." This arm has two chambers, whichare suspended vertically from the barrel when the arm is not

being loaded ; in that case the two chambers are made to turn

through a half circle, and the powder, fulminate, and l)all

dropped into its place from the magazine ; the revolution back-

wards left the barrel loaded for action. Forty 32-caliber balls

could be inserted in the chamber at once. The powder neces-

sary for the same number of charges was received in the

adjoining chamber, which also contained the tube for the ful-

minate. The latter was in the form of pellets, and dropped

from the chamber into the receptacle designed for the purpose.

636 Belgian Repeating, Four-shot, Automatic Pistol, cal. .38 Percus-

sion. Haiumer inside; four chambers in breech-block, which

slides up and down in center of case; it raises uj) when cocking

130




it from one chamber to another; is operated with a trigger.

Name onit,

"H. COLLEYE;" on the breech-block the Bel-gian proof-mark @. From Montreal, Canada.

Sliding Magazine Pistol, cal. .36 Ten shots, metallic cartridge,

pin-fire. P. Lancaster's patent. No. 14,667, April 15, 1856.

U. S. Army Signal Pistol, cal. .72 Percussion. Brass. Barrel

if inches long. Marked, U. S. Army Signal Pistol, A. J. M.,

1862.

Flint-lock Tinder-box. Used in "ye olden times" to obtain fire ; a

necessity before the invention of the match. A particularly old

and rare specimen.

Antique Flint-lock Powder Tester; also known as "Epronvette."

When fired, the force of the powder exploded turns an indexed

wheel, which is held by a spring at the muzzle.

Revolving Pistol, cal. .31 Percussion. Three shots.

"Lower" Revolver, cal. .38 Six shots, metallic cartridge. Marked,

"J. P. LOWER." From Charleston, S. C.

"Pettengill" Hammerless Revolver, cal. .44 Double action, six

shots. Stamped on the frame, "PETTENGILL'S PATENT,1856." "RAYMOND & ROBITAILLE." E. S. Pettengill's

patent, No. 15,388, July 22d, 1856. From the battle-field of

Gettysburg, Pa., July ist-4th, 1863.

Note.—Dec. 26th, 1861, the United States government con-

tracted with ROGERS, SPENCER & CO., OF WILLOWVALE, ONEIDA COUNTY, NEW YORK, for 5000 "Pet-

tengill" Revolvers. Owing to the delicate mechanism, they

proved unserviceable.

Alsop's Navy Revolver, cal. .31 Six shots, paper cartridge. C. R.

Alsop's patents, No. 29,213, July 17, i860, and 29,538, Aug. 7th,

i860; No. 32,333, May 14, 1861, and No. 33,770, Nov. 26, 1861.

Marked, "C. R. ALSOP, MIDDLETOWN, CONN." Civil

War relic.

English Army Revolver, cal. .44 Paper cartridge, percussion.

J. W. Laird's patent, London, Eng. Civil War relic.

English Army Revolver, cal. .44 Six shots, percussion, paper cart-

ridge. Used in the Confederate Army during Civil War.

Navy Revolver, cal. .36 Percussion, six shots, paper cartridge.

From the battle-field of Antietam, Md., Sept. 17th, 1862.

Wesson & Leavitt's Navy Revolver, cal. .36 Percussion, paper

cartridge. "Maynard's" primer-lock patent, 1845. Marked,

"MASSACHUSETTS ARMS CO., CHICOPEE FALLS,

MASS." Relic of the Civil War.

I ^>\




Case No. 44.

American Army and Navy Revolvers and Pistols from 1813 t(^ 1865.

666 Model of 1855. U. S. Rifled Percussion Pistol cal. .58 :\Iaynard's

Primer-lock ; detachable stock ;swivel ramrod ; brass-mounted.

Made at Springfield Armory, 1856.

Note.—This pistol was adopted in 1855, when the caliber of

all small arms was changed from .69 to .58 The ]\lusketoon,

described elsewhere, was ordered discontinued, and this pistol,

to which was attached a stock allowing it to be fired from the

shoulder, was authorized for cavalry.—Jefferson Davis, Secre-

tary of War. 1855 was also the year the Maynard Primer was

adopted.

667 Colt's New Model Army Revolver, cal. .44 Six shots, percussion,

paper cartridge. S. Colt's patent ; detachable stock.

668 Colt's Old Model Army Revolver, cal. .44 Six shots, percussion,

paper cartridge. S. Colt's patent ; detachable stock.

669 Colt's New Model Army Revolver, cal. .44 Six shots, percussion.

paper cartridge ; with detachable extension stock, formed like

the butt of a rifled musket, allowing the revolver to be fired

from the shoulder. This specimen has a canteen in the stock,

with an opening at the comb of the stock. Marked, "COLT'S

PATENT FIRE-ARMS MFG. CO., HARTFORD, CONN."

670 Colt's New Model Navy Revolver, cal. .36 Six shots, paper cart-

ridge, with detachable stock. Marked, "COLT'S PATENTFIRE-ARMS MFG. CO., HARTFORD, CONN."

671 Colt's New Model Navy Revolver, cal. .36 Six shots, percussion,paper cartridge ; with detachable extension stock. Colt's

patent. Marked, "COLT'S PATENT FIRE-ARMS MFG.

CO., HARTFORD, CONN."

672 Remington Navy Revolver, cal. .36 Percussion, five shots,

paper cartridge. F. Beals' patent, No. 21,478, Sept. 14th. 1858.

Marked, "REMINGTON & SON, ILION, N. Y." ^ Civil War

relic.

673 Remington Breech-loading Pistol, cal. .22 Metallic cartridge.

Joseph Rider's patents, Oct. ist, 1861 ; No. 40,887, Dec. 8, 1863

reissued May 3, 1864. ^larked, "THE REMINGTON ARMSCO., ILION, N. Y."

Note.—This little pistol was commonly known as Reming-

ton's Vest Pocket Pistol, and carried by officers. It was a dan-

gerous weapon for the owner, owing to the difficulty in cock-

ing it.

135



U N I T R D ST -; T F. S C .1 R T R ! P G F. CO.

674 l\cming"ton Xavy Revolver, cal. .36 Percussion, six shots, ])aper

cartri(lg-e. F. Deals' patent, No. 21,478, Sept. 14th, 1858.

Marked. "E. REMINGTON & SON, ILION, N. Y." Usedinthe Civil War.

675 l\emin_<;ton Navy Pistol, cal. .50 Metallic cartridge, rim fire.

Joseph Rider's patents, No. 40,887. Dec. 8th, 1863 (reissued

May 3d, 1864), and No. 45,123, Nov. 15th, 1864. Marked,

"REMIXC.TON ARMS CO., ILION, N. Y."

676 Reniini;ton Army Revolver, cal. .44 Percussion, six shots, paper

cartridge. F. Beals' patent. No. 21,478, Sept. 14th, 1858.

Marked, "E. REMINGTON & SON, ILION, N. Y." Largelyused in the War of the Rebellion.

677 W'hitne}' Army Revolver, cal. .44 Six shots, percussion, paper

cartridge. Has an extra trigger revolving the cylinder.

E. \Vhitney's patent. Marked, "E. W^HITNEY,' NEW

HAVEN, CONN."

678 Deals' Revolver, cal. .31 Seven shots, paper cartridge. F. Beals'

patent. No. 15.167. June 24, 1856. Marked, ''E. WHITNEY,

WHITNEYVH.LE. CONN." Civil War relic.

679 Whitney's Colt Pattern Navy Revolver, cal. .36 Percussion, six

shots, paper cartridge. E. W'hitney's patent. No. 11,447, Aug.

1st, 1854. Marked, "E.W'HITNEY, NEW HAVEN, CONN."

Note.—Connecticut owned and condemned some 75 of these

in June, 1887.

680 Whitnex 's Colt Pattern Navy Revolver, cal. .36 Six shots, per-

cussion, paper cartridge;7^-inch barrel; weight, 2^ pounds

pattern similar to Colt's. E. Whitney's patent, No.11,447,

Aug. 1st, 1854. Marked, "E. WHITNEY (WHITNEY-VILLE), NEW HAVEN, CONN." Condemned by State of

Connecticut, 1887.

681 A\'hitney Revolver, cal. .31 Five shots, paper cartridge, "Patent

Applied For." Marked, "E. WHITNEY (WHITXEY-VILLE), NEW HAVEN, CONN." Fought with in Civil

W ar by H. E. Smith, Brooklyn, N. Y.

682) Pair, Model of 1842, U. S. Army Pistols, cal. .56 Percussion;

683/ l,rass mounted; swivel ramrods. Marked. "H. ASHTON &CO., MIDDLETOWN, CONN.," one in 1851. the other in

1852. Carried by the Governor's Horse (luard of Hartford,

Conn., until condemned in 1885.

684 "Allen" Army Rcxoher. cal. .44 I'ercnssion. six shots, paper cart-

ridge. E. Allen's patent, Xo. i').3')7. Jan. 13, 1857. and No.

136




18,836. Dec. 15th. 1857. Marked, "ALLEN & WHEE-

LOCK, WORCESTER, MASS." Civil War relic.

685 "Starr" Navy Revolver, cal. .36 Percussion, five shots, paper cart-

ridge. The trigger is double. By continuing to pull on the

forward trigger, which raises the hammer and revolves the

cylinder, the back of the trigger hits the front of a rear trigger,

causing the hammer to fall. E. T. Starr's patent. No. 14,118,

Jan. 15th, 1856. Marked, "STARR ARMS CO., NEWYORK." Civil War relic.

686 "Starr" Army Revolver, cal. .44 Percussion, six shots, paper cart-

ridge (see description of No. 685). E. T. Starr's patent, No.14,118, Jan. 15th, 1856. Marked, "STARR ARMS CO., NEWYORK." Relic of the Civil War.

687 "Starr" Army Revolver, cal. .44 Percussion ; six shots;paper cart-

ridge ; single action. Marked. "STARR ARMS CO., NEWYORK."

688 "U. S." Flint-lock Pistol, cal. .70 Made for the U. S. government

by Simeon North, Berlin, Conn., 1813.

Note.—No pistol made for the U. S. government is so rare,

valuable, and sought for as is this so-called "North's Berlin."

Simeon North was given the first government contract for

pistols in 1813, and furnished 500. On the lock-plate, in rear

of the cock (which is of the variety known among collectors

as "flat"), across the end is stamped in three lines "S. NORTH."

"BERLIN, CONN." Between the cock and the pan, under an

eagle looking toward the muzzle with half-raised wings, is

stamped "U. STATES."

68g "U. S." Flint-lock Horse Pistol, cal. .56 Large, heavy pistol;

heavy iron band ; iron-mounted. Made for the United

States government by Simeon North, Middletown, Conn.

Stamped on the lock, "S. NORTH," in a curve over, and

"MIDDLETON" in a curve under, the letters "U. S.,"

separated by an eagle.

Note.—Not one of the 500 first made.

690 Model of 1819 U. S. Army Pistol. Flint-lock altered to percussion

swivel ramrod;

iron-mounted. Made for the U. S. govern-ment by and marked,"S.NORTH, MIDDLETOWN, CONN."

691 ( Pair, U. S. Model of 1836, Flint-lock Army Pistols, cal. .547 Swivel

^92j ramrods ; iron-mounted. Length, 10 2-5 inches ; weight. 2

pounds, 9^ ounces. Made for the United States government

by and marked, "R. JOHNSON, MIDDLETOWN, CONN.,

1841."

137



UNITED STATES C .1 R 7" A' / D C E CO.

Note.—This model differs from the .Model of 1819 in that the

pan has a "fence;" no "cock holt;"' liolds the lock half-cocked.

The band has a branch and no band sprint^.

693 IModcd of 1836 U. S. Flint-lock Pistol (altered to Percussion), cal.

.547 Iron-mounted; swivel ramrod. Made for the U. S. ,sôv-

ernment l)y and marked. "R. JOHNSON, MIDDLETOWN,COXN.. 1843."

694 Adams' Navy Revolver, cal. .36 Percussion. Five shots, paper

cartridiê. R. Adams' patent, No. 9694, May 3d, 1853.

Marked, "AMES ARMS CO., CHICOPEE FALLS, MASS."

Used in Civil War.

695 "U. S." Navy Pistol, cal. .56 Percussion. Hammer inside of lock-

plate. Brass-mounted; swivel ramrod. Marked, "N. P.

AMES, SPRINGFIELD, MASS.. 1845."

696 Wesson & Leavitt's Navy Revolver, cal. .36 Six shots, percussion,

paper cartridge. Cvlinder revolves to the left. Wesson &Leavitt's patent. Marked, "MASSACHUSETTS ARMSCO., CHICOPEE FALLS, MASS."

Note.—D. Leavitt's patent, No. 182, April 29th, 1837, wâs

the third issued for revolvers, and the first to be numbered.

697 Colt's Revolver, cal. .31 Percussion, five shots, paper cartridge.

"ADDRESS COL. COLT, NEW YORK." stamped on top of

barrel. From Port Hudson, La., July, 1863.

698 Colt's Revolver, cal. .31 Percussion, iâper cartridge; octagon

Damascus l)arrel. Trigger falls forward when not in use.

Cylinder loads from the front, as did all fired by a percussion

caj). No ramrod attached to the arm. Samuel Colt's first

])atent (no number), Feb. 26, 1836. On top of the barrel read-

ing toward the handle is engraved, -'Ât/e*,/ r./r,„iy//f<^.

^c,

Note.—This is known as the "Paterson ;" is the rarest type

of Colt's Revolver and highly prized by collectors. Found in

very few collections.

699 Colt's Patent "House Pistol." A four-shot, breech-loading revol-

ver, cal. .41 Using a rim-fire metallic cartridge, known as

the "Derringer" cartridge. Weight, 14^ ounces; length,

6 inches. Cylinder known as the "Clover Leaf," from its

sha])e ; brass frame. A powerful weapon. Stamped on top of

barrel, "COLT'S PATENT HOUSE PISTOL." "COLT'S

' FIRE-ARMS MFG. CO., HARTFORD, CONN."

Note.—The type of pistol used in the Stokes-Fisk affair.

13^




700 Colt's "New Model" Revolver, cal. .31 Five shots, percussion,

paper cartridge. Colt's patent. Marked, "COLT'S PATENT

FIRE-ARMS MFG. CO., HARTFORD, CONN." Frombattle-field of Gettysburg.

701 Colt's "New Model" Revolver, cal. .36 Six shots, percussion, paper

cartridge. S. Colt's patent. Marked, "COLT'S FIRE-ARMS

MFG. CO., HARTFORD, CONN."

702 Colt's Revolver, cal. .31 Five shots, percussion, paper cartridge.

Unfinished, showing process of manufacture. From Colt's

Armory.

703 Colt's Army Revolver, cal. .44 Six shots, percussion, paper cart-

ridge. Samuel Colt's patent. Marked, "COLT'S FIRE-

ARMS MFG. CO., HARTFORD, CONN."

Note.—This revolver was used more than all others by

Federal troops, and by many Confederates in the Civil

War.

704 Colt's Revolver, cal. .31 Six shots, percussion, paper cartridge.

Colt's patent. Stamped on top of the barrel, "ADDRESS

COL. SAMUELCOLT,

NEWYORK, U. S. AMERICA."

From the battle-field of Newburn, N. C.

705 "Savage" Army Revolver, cal. .3625 Six shots, percussion, paper

cartridge ; double action ; ring trigger. H. S. North's patent.

No. 15,144, June 17, 1856; North & Savage, No. 22,666, Jan.

i8th, 1859, and Savage & North, No. 28,331, May 15th, i860.

Marked, "SAVAGE R. F. A. CO., MIDDLETOWN, CONN."

Note.—Contracts for 5500 of these were issued by the gov-

ernment in 1861, costing $20 each.

706 Wesson & Leavitt's Revolver, cal. .31 Six shots, percussion, paper

cartridge; small size; cylinder revolves to th2 left. Patented

by Wesson & Leavitt. Marked, "MASSACHUSETTS

ARMS CO., CHICOPEE FALLS, MASS." Civil War relic

from Gettysburg.

707 Joslyn Army Revolver, cal. .44 Five shots, percussion, paper cart-

ridge. B. F. Joslyn's patent, No. 20,160, May 4th, 1858.

Marked, "JOSLYN ARMS CO., STONINGTON, CONN."

Saw service in War of Rebellion, in Federal Army.

708 Warner Revolver, cal. .36 Six shots, percussion, paper cartridge.

J.Warner's patent. No. 15,202, June 24th, 1856 (reissued. No.

2223, April loth, 1866). Marked, "SPRINGFIELD ARMSCO., SPRINGFIELD, MASS." Civil War relic. Engraved,

"CAPT. P. FRANZ. COMPANY F. 13TH REG'T."

139



yog


"Colt's New Model" Revolver, cal. .31 Percussion, five shots,

paper cartridge. Finely engraved. Alarked, "COLT'S FIRE-

ARMS MFG. CO., HARTFORD, CONN." Civil War relic.

710 Colt's Navy Revolver, cal. .36 Percussion, six shots, paper cart-

ridge. Samuel Colt's patent. Marked, "COLT'S FIRE-

ARMS MFG. CO., HARTFORD. CONN." Civil War relic.

711 Colt's Old Model Army Revolver, cal. .44 Six shots, percussion,

paper cartridge. S. Colt's patent. Marked, "COLT'S FIRE-

ARMS MFG. CO., HARTFORD, CONN." Used in the

Mexican \\'ar.

712Colt's

OldModel

ArmyRevolver, cal. .44 Six shots, percussion.

paper cartridge. S. Colt's patent. Marked, "COLT'S FIRE-

ARMS MFG. CO., HARTFORD. CONN." From battle-field

of Hatcher's Run, Va., Feb. 6th, 1865.

713 Colt's Armv Revolver, cal. .44 Six shots. Altered from paper to

metallic cartridge. Marked. "COLT'S PATENT FIRE-

ARMS MFG. CO., HARTFORD. CONN."

.IWf^i^r

EXllir.lTO. COEIIORX MORTAR.

liore, 55 inches; named after its invcnti.r, IJaron Coehorn. It has

two handles, and may be carried by two men for short distances. I sed

for throwing bombs, shells, etc. It was in the service at Yorktown, \ a.,

April 30 to May 4, 1864, and in many other battles during the Civil W ar.

140

Illustrated Catalogue Firearms Collection

Documents

Transcript of Illustrated Catalogue Firearms Collection